combust
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This triggers a process called thermal runaway, where rapidly rising temperatures cause the battery to spontaneously combust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The devices contain lithium-ion batteries which, when damaged, can spontaneously combust.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2025
And yet they weren’t sure, as embers continued to fly, that their house wouldn’t be the next to combust.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2025
"Modern landfill facilities already capture, upgrade and combust their gas emissions for electricity generation, however, our process creates a much more environmentally impactful and commercially valuable product," he said.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2024
“I’m going to the bathroom,” I say, because I’m pretty sure I’m going to combust if I keep standing here.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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