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wildfire

[wahyld-fahyuhr] / ˈwaɪldˌfaɪər /




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The giant number spread like wildfire across the investment world—and not in a good way.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Gallucci said Congress should expand federal wildfire mitigation but condition the disbursement of funding on responsible management.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Projections of flood damage, heat mortality, agricultural disruption and wildfire risk have rested on an implausible baseline that describes an imaginary, modeled future.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Firefighters are currently dealing with a wildfire at Sandbank Road, Hilltown and at Chimney Rock Mountain, Newcastle.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Now only a few of the older order remained, and they no longer even pretended to trans-mute metals ... . . . but they could make wildfire.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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