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The author visits public and charter schools, meeting teachers who despair at their inability to kindle even the slightest interest in young people whose curiosity has been extinguished by the internet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

The Times’ Bill Shaikin has pointed out that geographical realignment would be tied to schedule reform that could help kindle rivalries and encourage fans to visit opposing ballparks that are within driving distance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2025

And if you love "Discovery," its devotion to showcasing those who long felt unseen in this franchise may kindle that affection.

From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2024

Nia Gachon, who has lived in Nantes for 18 years, said the arrival of Welsh people in the city will kindle interest in historical links.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2023

If a colony was to be founded, the colonists carried with them coals from the hearth of the mother-city with which to kindle the fire on the new city’s hearth.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Tanton kindles a small fire of twigs inside a metal pitcher, while expounding for the camera about ecology and overpopulation.

From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2024

When he meets a young rising superstar, their relationship kindles a newfound competitive fire in him, but it risks throwing her off her game.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2022

Whether or not you believe in magic, “A Boy Called Christmas” may be the rare Netflix fare that kindles the holiday spirit.

From New York Times ● Nov. 24, 2021

Clowders of cats — and kindles of kittens — are drearily cliche, but cat chowder was a delightful — if unintended — bit of comic relief.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2018

Far more influence however was exerted on me by his noble tranquillity and the natural dignity misfortune often kindles up in the noblest souls.

From The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 by Various

Meghan and Prince Harry kindled a romance in 2016 at that year’s edition of his veteran-centered Invictus Games, held in Orlando.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

For some in Dandong, North Korea's tentative reopening kindled hope of returning home.

From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 2026

Among the locals, his arrival has kindled hopes of an economic renaissance, but it has also stoked controversy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025

A stint in Toronto kindled her desire to fly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025

But she withdrew to her own bedroom, where a fire soon shone, kindled by her old nurse, Eurymedousa.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

A history of fire suppression and bans on indigenous cultural burning has also allowed more kindling to accumulate on the forest floor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

An ash tree in my yard dropped a limb and reduced my fence to kindling.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026

We matter as much to him as a firestorm cares about kindling.

From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2026

It was the excess on show on the social media accounts of politicians' children that provided the kindling for Nepal's Gen Z uprising last year.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

I heard the stove clang and I knew she was kindling last night’s ashes.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya