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Whatever their environmental merit, such measures increase the amount of highly flammable fuel for fires, make it easier for blazes to spread and harder to extinguish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said that firefighters aimed to stabilise and extinguish all the flames if possible on Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

The fires around Madrid remained out of control on Friday, with Spanish officials saying that two major blazes southwest of the capital had merged, further complicating efforts to extinguish them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

It took more 60 firefighters to extinguish the blaze Monday morning, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

A lamplighter some blocks down reached up with his long pole to extinguish the street lamp.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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

When they die, the step-up in basis extinguishes the prior capital gains liability forever, leaving only a tax on any gains for the heirs reaped starting from the date of their inheritance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2024

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

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

From Washington Times ● Sep. 15, 2023

He extinguishes the office lamps and locks the door behind him.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Combined with high winds, that makes for fire that spreads too quickly to be extinguished.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

The blaze aboard the tanker was extinguished within two hours.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

And any sense of a prolonged fight was extinguished in the fourth over of the day, when Emilio Gay departed and, crucially, Joe Root was run out by an extraordinary direct hit from Henry Nicholls.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

According to the department, adults nearby extinguished the flames by pouring water on the children until paramedics arrived.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

By night, with the world almost fully extinguished to his vision, he turned to theoretical aspects of biology.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Favourable conditions including low wind and rainfall on Saturday meant emergency responders were able to make "marked improvements" in extinguishing large sections of the six square kilometre area affected.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

“Basically we’re just out there extinguishing hot spots, making sure that the fire is secure before we’re able to call it 100% and walk away from it,” Cal Fire spokesperson Alison Wilkins said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 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

Selling the house and extinguishing all outstanding debts and using the remainder to pay cash for a smaller house is a great idea, especially if you are lacking sufficient investments to see you through retirement.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2025

As before, the draccus positioned itself on top of them and laid down, extinguishing all the light on the top of the hill.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss