ignition
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A few 9s to keep the ignition crew humble.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Still, vegetation is relatively dry as the region heads into its peak fire season, and any ignition could quickly take off, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
"There were about 10 fire ignition points within a perimeter of 1,000 metres, which suggests that it could have been deliberately set," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Operating like a cigarette lighter, this system produced an ignition spark by bringing a piece of pyrite into contact with a revolving, spring-powered wheel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Before I knew it, we were pulling into a parking space behind Marcia Stevens, and Jennifer was jumping out of the car before her mom could even turn off the ignition.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
Projects have included blocking irrigation canals to help restore wetlands, strengthening firefighting capabilities, and stepping up efforts to prevent accidental human ignitions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Greek firefighters faced another day of battling flames in high-risk conditions for new ignitions on Friday as France and Spain hoped for reprieve from massive infernos that blackened swathes of terrain.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Or it could lead to a dry-thunderstorm outbreak, with lightning that could cause multiple wildfire ignitions, as took place in 2020 in Central and Northern California with the remnants of Tropical Storm Fausto.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
Efforts to manage excess vegetation in fire-risk areas, as well as advances in preventing ignitions, fire detection and fire fighting could help reduce the number and severity fires in future.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
The other two sets were still in the ignitions, but the first two were missing.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
Vocabulary lists containing ignition
Inferno Lingo: Fire Vocabulary
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Elements of the Universe: Ign, Igni ("Fire")
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Long-Awaited Words from Harper Lee's "Go Set a Watchman"
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