catch fire
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The idea was liable to catch fire between us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The result, says founder and CEO Antonio Baclig, are battery cells that can’t catch fire at all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
On Thursday, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said three tankers had abandoned an attempt to pass through Hormuz after an explosion aboard one of them caused it to catch fire.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
"These things, when they catch fire, they go - they really go - they are big, big issues and big fires," he added, although cabin crew are trained on how to deal with it.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Smoke drifted up from his sunglasses, as if they were about to catch fire.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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