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flame

[fleym] / fleɪm /






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According to the National Cancer Institute, PAHs can develop when fat and juices from meat drip onto a hot surface or open flame, creating smoke that deposits these compounds onto the food.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

As the men spoke softly, one of them spun a small shaft on a flat piece of wood, sliding his palms back and forth and made a small fire that quickly built into a flame.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Piled high with chicken fingers, chicken wings, spare ribs and teriyaki skewers crowded around a blue Sterno flame, Pu Pu Platters are a beloved menu mainstay throughout the six states.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

She’s texting an old flame and he’s in a relationship with his laptop.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Of course they had never seen fire, or flame, in the kennel—it was all completely new to them.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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