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ember

[em-ber] / ˈɛm bər /
NOUN
piece of burned matter
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The ember cast transformed what started as a wildfire into a full-blown urban conflagration.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 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

‘Our initial crews were able to do a lot of protecting of structures, but that’s where the ember casts come into play.’

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

I look as if I have been coated in glowing embers—no, that I am a glowing ember straight from our fireplace.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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