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An AFP journalist reported that firefighters could be seen trying to extinguish the flames of a burnt-out fuel tank belonging to state oil and gas company Aramco.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

The water used to extinguish the fires caused even more damage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

The strong currents and poor weather were a challenge to those working to extinguish it, the coastguard said.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

"With the limitations we have, we try as hard as we can to extinguish the fires and also to reduce the smoke."

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

And so we did, inhaling deeply and then exhaling as if to flicker the candle but not extinguish it.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green

Today, I bring your attention to the Colorado Supreme Court, which this month reaffirmed an inexplicable quirk of its excessive sentencing jurisprudence that preemptively extinguishes constitutional rights for entire categories of people.

From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2025

Navy in the 1960s, the foams form an aqueous film around burning gasoline and other flammable liquids, which quickly deprives the fire of oxygen and extinguishes it.

From Science Daily ● May 9, 2024

One of the more subtle things that we added is showing how Ember extinguishes, disappears and comes back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2023

“We can eradicate this insidious disease that decimates communities and extinguishes lives far too soon.”

From Washington Times ● Sep. 15, 2023

Portia extinguishes them with some kind of spray from a canister.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

The fires have since been extinguished and the road has reopened.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Heathrow apologised for any disruption and said the fire was extinguished quickly.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Firefighters worked to tackle a blaze which broke out after the crash, and the flames had been extinguished by Monday evening.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

The fires burning through parts of France and Spain haven’t yet been extinguished, but the blame game is already heating up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Emma extinguished her flame with a clap of her hands.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

In Greater Manchester, fire crews are working to contain a moorland fire near a reservoir, while in Camberley, Hampshire, crews are extinguishing a large heathland fire.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

"Emergency services rushed to the scene and found the vehicle completely engulfed in flames. Firefighters carried out rescue and extinguishing operations. A security perimeter was set up," the police statement said.

From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026

Its title suggests the regime is moving toward national reconciliation by extinguishing the spurious records it created of crimes it claims its opponents committed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

But it remains unclear whether those procedures in any way restricted firefighters from fully extinguishing the Lachman fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2025

So Magdalys mostly had to be content with watching the great beasts cavort along outside her window: The lamplighter’s iguanodons would pass first thing in the morning, extinguishing the lanterns as the day broke.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older