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conflagration

[kon-fluh-grey-shuhn] / ˌkɒn fləˈgreɪ ʃən /


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More than 100 firefighters were assigned to the incident, working on the ground to attack the conflagration with hose-lines.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

But in those circumstances, short sellers provide dry kindling for a conflagration because when the stock jumps, they race to buy it at any price and return borrowed shares.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

And they engaged knowing that, if they failed, there was the option to keep fighting – whatever the spiralling pain for their own people and a world reeling from the cost of this conflagration.

From BBC Apr. 12, 2026

Political scientist Yuttaporn Issarachai said that the Thai government's primary agenda has shifted towards daunting external challenges, including the economic fallout of the Middle East conflagration.

From Barron's Mar. 18, 2026

Ekpyrotic, incidentally, comes from the Greek word for "conflagration."

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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