extinguish
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Authorities insist they have pursued a range of measures to try to extinguish the flames and, in turn, the smoke – from aerial waterbombing to experimental weather modification.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
As Bill Gates implied in his recent interview on “Meet the Press,” AI can’t extinguish everybody, that’s too tall an order.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
“He used a fire extinguisher in an attempt to extinguish the fire and observed additional fires spotting in close proximity,” the report states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
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
Swifts, flushed from chimneys, catch fire and swoop like blown sparks out over the ramparts and extinguish themselves in the sea.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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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
It’s gasp-inducing, but Blount says it extinguishes itself quickly and barely leaves a mark on the cloth.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2023
“Violence extinguishes hope for a just solution to the problems,” the pontiff said.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 22, 2023
Masjid throws me a glance of surprise in the rearview mirror, and I catch a faint glimmer of a smile that he quickly extinguishes.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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A tree near the building entrance briefly caught fire before firefighters extinguished it.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
It said a number of casualties were removed from the house before the blaze was extinguished and the scene was handed over to gardaí.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Once the fire was extinguished, Lineage was tasked with removing the 89 million pounds of meat and food stored inside as fast as possible before it spoiled in the scorching summer heat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
"The Saumos forest fire, which burned 42,000 hectares this summer, including 37,296 hectares destroyed, is now extinguished," state services wrote in a statement, adding no deaths had been reported.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Eric led them through the darkened corridors—where every other torch had been extinguished and the tapestries looked woven from black silk—and back to the courtyard they’d come through.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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Last week, the Indonesian government said it had deployed more than 60,000 personnel to carry out a "land operation", claiming they'd achieved an 80% success rate in extinguishing new fires.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
"Firefighters are working on extinguishing the fire and assessing patients," it said on X.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Mexico had just lost 3-2 to England, extinguishing the hope that it could parlay its World Cup co-host role into the deepest tournament run in the country’s history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Trump administration officials affirmed Cole Allen shot a Secret Service officer, extinguishing doubt about the source of the gunfire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
The extinguishing of the light made Penelope cry out in alarm.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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