flare
Example Sentences
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It opened with a lone hooded figure running onto the stage holding a red flare as fans chanted "BTS, BTS, BTS".
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
After having surgery to remove parts of her womb, she noticed her conditions would flare up more frequently, sometimes leaving her unable to get out of bed.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the Islamic republic had the "necessary will" to end the war, provided its enemies guaranteed it would not flare up again.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Shutting the jungle of pipes and towering flare stacks dominating the desert shoreline took a fifth of supercooled gas supplies from the world market at a stroke.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
When the flare finally died down, it was as if all the light in the room had burned out with it.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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The Cay
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