wildfire
Example Sentences
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"These images started spreading like wildfire... and then the media started contacting me for a response."
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
Dr Theodore Keeping, an extreme weather and wildfire researcher at Imperial College London, said the link between climate change and worsening heatwaves is "settled".
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
The money would consist primarily of disbursements from the Federal Emergency Management Agency flagged for communities hit by the fires, part of a $33.9-billion wildfire relief funding request made by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
Cortazzo also gave some insight into the hurdles he was facing on the path to finding a buyer for the property—specifically an increased concern about wildfire risk.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
I know it’s not what she wants to hear, but you can’t fight a wildfire with willpower.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing wildfire
Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - High School
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Earth Science - Introductory
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