flare-up
Example Sentences
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Given this flare-up in fighting, reporters asked if there would be an end to this war.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Meanwhile, left tackle Rashawn Slater, who missed all of last season after sustaining a knee injury in training camp, was sidelined for much of August because of a flare-up to that same knee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Gold futures fell for a third straight session as a global bond selloff pushed yields up and the flare-up in the Middle East sent crude prices higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Stocks fell and bond yields held at multi-decade highs as investors ramp up rate hike bets amid a fresh flare-up in Middle East tensions that has sparked another surge in oil prices.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
I get my treatments, I take my medicine, I drink my body weight in milk shakes, I get to see Barb and Julie, I leave until my next flare-up.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
