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ember

[em-ber] / ˈɛm bər /
NOUN
piece of burned matter
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“For people I’ve talked to who lost their homes, fire front versus ember cast mean nothing other than there was fire in their community, in their neighborhood, burning down homes,” she said.

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

They designed it with the Orange County Fire Authority to be ready for an ember storm.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

Their russet hair looked almost gray in the color-stealing light of the moon, but each time they passed beneath a street lamp the auburn sheen glowed like an ember.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood