alight
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“The big question mark for me is what’s going to happen in Asia,” she says, adding that what would really set the stocks alight would be a recovery in Chinese travel numbers.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
“And no matter what you find that will set your heart alight, you will find it here.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Cleveland Police said a quantity of suspected WW2 ordnance was discovered and had been set alight, leaving one person with minor burns, as crews were called to Crimdon Dene beach, near Hartlepool, on Tuesday morning.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Police said a track switch was set alight near Pesaro, on the Adriatic coast.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
When he did get one alight, he lay down and tried breathing into the twigs, to keep them going.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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