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combustible

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


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And when the action reaches its combustible Sam Shepardesque climax, Stephanie Kerley Schwartz’s transformed set leaves little room for the confrontation scene that Flynn directs at full throttle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Reliant on imports, Iran also faces a gasoline crisis—which is politically combustible.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Realism is achieved not through bare-bones scenic furniture but through the combustible relationships of characters who exist with one another in a purgatory of disillusionment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

The mood out in one of the world's most important waterways is combustible.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

On the day the fire started, over 55 miles of pine- block streets and 600 miles of wooden sidewalks bound the 23,000 acres of the city in a highly combustible knot.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy




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