ablaze
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Navy—and at one of America’s allies, the United Arab Emirates, where an oil transit hub was set ablaze.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
He said he ran to save a trailer that was ablaze and even caught fire himself before firefighters doused him and the vehicle.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
The nationwide unrest in September saw the parliament and government offices set ablaze and led to Oli's ouster.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
The ambulances owned by Hatzola were set ablaze in Golders Green in the early hours of Monday, leading to an investigation led by the Metropolitan Police's counter-terror unit.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
For a split second Wormtail gazed into the apparently empty cellar, ablaze with light from the three miniature suns floating in midair.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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