flame
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But Yank’s sense of dignity proves as fragile as a candle flame; it’s instantly snuffed out when Mildred appears and reviles him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
South Korea said North Korean land mines “highly likely” caused the explosions based on the blast crater, flame patterns and the soldiers’ injuries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
An online flame war soon erupted over one of the most explosive allegations in L.A.:
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
"However, if these batteries are faulty, over-charged or damaged, the stored energy may be released rapidly in the form of flame jets and burning projectiles," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
You know the moment a match is struck and a burst of flame roars to life?
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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It had already been burning for some time when we showed up on scene; we stopped the flames but couldn’t save the structure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
More than 100 women, many of them homemakers, are volunteer members of an initiative dubbed "Power of Mama", patrolling daily for smoke and flames and jumping in to put out fires when needed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
There is Glover, embracing a feminine aesthetic while cooking over open flames.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Unverified videos and images shared online show flames and smoke rising up from a building as bystanders watch.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Mother told of one caused by lightning when she was a pup, how it burned for days, how she lost part of her pack to its flames.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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In fact, what the race revealed were the weaknesses and limitations of an ineffective candidate who would have almost certainly flamed out in the general election.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
In what is likely the most watched soccer match in the country’s history, they flamed out in epic fashion with a blowout defeat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The 1988 presidential campaign of Alexander Haig, a former four-star general who served as Ronald Reagan’s first secretary of state, flamed out amid GOP infighting over the Iran–Contra affair.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
Doubts about a Fed rate cut next month were also flamed by the release of much-delayed September jobs data.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
And the stars flamed in the sunlight, for they were wrought of gems by Arwen daughter of Elrond; and the crown was bright in the morning, for it was wrought of mithril and gold.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Ali, trembling from the effects of Parkinson’s disease but with strength still evident, held the flaming torch aloft.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
The Tommy and Tuppence of actors Dylan and Thomas are all about flaming youth, the evolution of their characters and the joy taken in both.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The company said that behind the most intense "flaming zones",the fire had left a trail of burning vegetation.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
"While this may look like just a baton," Bresnik said, "it feels like big flaming hot Olympic torch."
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
She popped open flaming hot cheese crackers and handed them to Chicken.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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