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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

“The Sackler release extinguishes the claims of all opioid claimants except the United States, and therefore applies to an untold number of claimants who did not specifically consent to the release’s terms,” Ms. Prelogar wrote.

From Washington Times • Nov. 29, 2023

Cheap, whose driving desire to prove himself completely extinguishes his common sense.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2023

That extinguishes sunlight from reaching a narrow corridor of Earth, transforming day to night.

From Washington Post • May 11, 2022

Cressida’s voice snaps me back to reality, extinguishes me.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins