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ignite

Definition for ignite

verb as in set on fire

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So to attract “a new and younger consumer,” Heaf said the company has been recruiting a network of influencers “to ignite social buzz,” all while communicating “credible, science-based claims.”

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They say that this White Dwarf wrapped itself in a blanket of stolen gas that caught alight quickly, sending a pulse of pressure into the core of the star that ignited the supernova.

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Riverside County inspectors also found several fires had ignited on the landfill’s surface in recent years, according to public records.

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So even if Nvidia earnings wind up igniting another rally in tech and growth stocks, investors shouldn’t ignore the rest of the market.

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The server farms powering global tech giants now consume a fifth of the small nation's electricity, igniting concerns over both grid stability and Ireland's commitments to boost renewable energies and cut gas emissions.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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