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combustible

[kuhm-buhs-tuh-buhl] / kəmˈbʌs tə bəl /


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Busakorn also noted that the stage was decorated using highly flammable materials such as plastic flowers, while the ceiling was plastered with combustible foam.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Automakers are also racing to shift away from combustible engines under EU rules that call for 90 percent of all cars sold in the bloc to be electric by 2035.

From Barron's May 19, 2026

But his exacting standards and quick temper—to say nothing of his combustible relationship with the ensemble’s formidable chief executive, Ernest Fleischmann—resulted in Mr. Thomas’s unceremonious departure from the organization.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

McCraney has a way of drawing the best from actors in tight combustible spaces and Mann has a long history with Fugard.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2026

Trains heading into Mexico City stop first in Lecherfa to leave any cars with combustible contents.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

In other situations where combustibles were close to homes, embers likely ignited those materials and created spot fires, or entered open windows or vents, she said.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 17, 2025

The company said the number of consumers of non-combustible products grew by 900,000 in the first quarter, but growth in the U.S. combustibles market staggered.

From Reuters Jun. 6, 2023

Renaldo said workers were using blowtorches on the building’s exterior before the fire and that heat may have transferred through brick or mortar to the interior and ignited paper or other combustibles.

From Seattle Times Mar. 1, 2023

In August 2017, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service told managers not to store combustibles - like kindling and newspapers - in the concierge cupboard, but staff continued to do so.

From BBC Jan. 29, 2021

We formed a ring around the base of the tree, and one by one deposited our combustibles at the trunk.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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