spark
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Firefighters battling devastating fires in France have had to contend with a new threat: immense fire clouds that create their own wind and even lightning that can spark fresh blazes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Whipped by strong winds amid 100-plus degree temperatures, that spark grew into California’s fourth-largest wildfire on record, ultimately scorching some 429,000 acres and destroying 427 homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Chip stocks are red hot again as investors come around to the idea that something once viewed as a threat to the artificial-intelligence trade might actually be a further spark.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
A fire that killed 11 people at an orphanage in Algeria's capital was caused by an electrical spark from a faulty air-conditioning unit, police in the North African country have said.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
That’s when I noticed the spark in his eyes.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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