fuse
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But the fourth affair has lit a fuse leading to the highest reaches of the justice system.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The device was rendered safe and the fuse and powder sent for testing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Past and present don’t collide so much as they fuse together; they aren’t two opposing places in time, but rather, a straight line.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
As it steadily gains steam from its spare opening bars, the number has tornado sirens harmonizing while lives flicker and disappear like sparks flying off a firecracker’s fuse.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
In another moment the fuse was lit and sputtering.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
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