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
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
Despite the fact a fight between two boxers nearing 50 is unlikely to set the sporting world alight, the competitive aspect seems secondary to the product.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
It was set alight in the early hours of Thursday morning in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda East, Victoria police said in a statement, describing it as a "suspicious fire".
From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025
I could see already that the top two floors of Clairmont were glowing with heat, and my own ground floor was fully alight.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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Fahrenheit 451
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