ember
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India Today magazine called the film a "dead ember".
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2025
Some residents in Rainham believe an ember from the fires on Arnolds Field might have started that blaze.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2025
Orchard Hills homes are constructed with two factors in mind: radiant heat and ember intrusion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025
All the homes on the outer edge of the community are built to a standard with a real fixation on being a line of defense for ember storms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2025
The hot ember of guilt burned in his mind, and his thoughts flew back to the night of their escape.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
Firefighters fear strengthening winds could fan embers and reignite the blaze.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Turbulent winds created by the fire clouds can send embers shooting off in all directions, making wildfires unpredictable and harder to fight.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Communications between firefighters and state officials showed that protecting endangered plant species from firefighting equipment took priority over ensuring the embers were fully extinguished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
After a line of flames had been extinguished, the ash devil rose from the embers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026
I kept my eyes on the embers in the kiln, which pulsed with steady breaths like a sleeping cat.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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