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ember

[em-ber] / ˈɛm bər /
NOUN
piece of burned matter
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“With hindsight being 2020, we do understand now that we must evacuate well ahead of not only the fire front ... but we also need to take into account the massive ember cast,” he 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

Orchard Hills homes are constructed with two factors in mind: radiant heat and ember intrusion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025

The finger had touched the last warm coal in his hearth, and his body, fanning the ember, shook itself violently.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

"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

Djokovic's refusal to disappear from contention on the sport's biggest stages has prolonged the final embers of the 'Big Three' era that captivated crowds for the best part of two decades.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

As the night grows black and the last embers start to dull, “Her Private Hell” sends you off to bed wondering if it could all be true.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

Firefighters quickly put out the Lachman fire, but investigators testified at trial in June that embers continued to smolder underground, reigniting on Jan. 7.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

As soon as anyone sees smoke coming from our cabin, they come for embers, because they all let their fires go completely out during the night.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone




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