ember
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Marrone said he believed they should have taken the ember cast into account.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
India Today magazine called the film a "dead ember".
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2025
Some residents in Rainham believe an ember from the fires on Arnolds Field might have started that blaze.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2025
The other factor, ember intrusion, is when embers enter a home through an opening and ignite it from within.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025
Hamlet did not contend with me but loosened his embrace, and his ardor cooled like an ember when the wind ceases to blow.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
In the 19th century, locomotives threw off hot embers that set nearby fields and barns ablaze.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
“Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia start as a tiny spark, sending embers to land on random, unsuspecting people,” Tan writes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
"Our facilities and infrastructure for firefighting are very limited," he told AFP, standing on the smouldering embers of a peatland fire separated from a residential settlement by a narrow dirt road.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
The wind could change the direction and speed of a fire, he added, while burning embers could be carried ahead of the main flames and set fire to new areas.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
We walked back jubilant that day in the coppery twilight already edged with black, like ashes around dying embers.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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