inferno
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Among them was US R&B star Kehlani, who jumped on a remix, fanning the song's smouldering groove into a full-blown inferno.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
The firefighters union began work on the tax proposal more than two years ago, before the inferno that erupted on Jan. 7, 2025, and carved a lethal path through Pacific Palisades and other communities.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
But the phantom inferno keeps breaking out, she said, and recently a long, funnel-shaped reflection in her window prompted another false warning: “Tornado sighted.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
The inferno swept through seven of the estate's eight towers, which were under renovation and wrapped in bamboo scaffolding, netting and foam boards -- materials that may have accelerated the spread of flames.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Everything beyond that point was a raging inferno of burning trees and black smoke and towering flames.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Vocabulary lists containing inferno
Inferno Lingo: Fire Vocabulary
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