ignite
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I had not considered, or particularly cared, what my yellow wool dress might ignite in others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
But her talent for finding stories that resonate and ignite has increasingly drawn her into some of publishing’s most contentious debates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
A previous attempt at launch was abruptly scrubbed just as the booster began to ignite, in an automatic stoppage that occurred after some engines did not start.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
If tunnelling releases it into a confined space and it comes into contact with a spark or another ignition source, it can ignite or explode, a government official said.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
I felt the clothes on my back ready to ignite.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
Shin may be trying to remove fuel before the room ignites on its own.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
Known as a 'gentle giant', Raducanu says Richardson also has a fiery side that ignites the competitive spark in her.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
A spark ignites a fuel-air mix, pushing down the piston.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
The spark plug ignites a fuel-air mix, causing the rotor to turn a shaft, creating motion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
The Institute knows ways to stop a monster virus before it ignites an explosive chain of lethal transmission in the human race.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
It was around 1:40 a.m. on a summer Saturday last month when Alcaraz’s cell ignited into an inferno.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Similar packages then ignited in the UK and Poland, causing extensive damage.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Smith told the station that Monday was his birthday and he was cutting scraps that day when the fire ignited, trying to earn a few dollars so he could take his wife out to dinner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
"Rumours, messages and groups that caused this crisis" mainly appeared on Facebook and WhatsApp, said Madrigal, although it was impossible to determine "who or what ignited the flame".
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
She was being vague, but she wasn’t yet ready to speak the dream that had ignited in her heart—a crew of her own, a ship under her command, a crusade.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
The study largely ignored utilities’ responsibility for igniting fires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
“The tinderbox looks increasingly close to igniting in full force.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 19, 2026
The attacks struck logistics hubs of Wildberries—a Russian e-commerce company modeled on Amazon.com—in the Moscow and Tambov regions, igniting fires and forcing evacuations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
In China, too, the "trend toward health-consciousness especially among the middle and upper-income classes" is igniting interest in Japanese foods, the Japan External Trade Organisation said in a recent report.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Seconds later, preignition pyros fired, igniting the main engines, and the MAV lurched upward.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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