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inferno

[in-fur-noh, een-fer-naw] / ɪnˈfɜr noʊ, inˈfɛr nɔ /


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Only someone who says he was reborn in the inferno of the Palisades fire could possess the clarity and willpower needed to bring salvation to an accursed land, they argue.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Footage shows the towering rocket erupt in an inferno, followed by a mushroom cloud of smoke as bystanders gathered to watch the launch gasp "Oh no!" and "Oh my God!"

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Pratt, a reality TV personality whose home was destroyed in the 2025 Palisades fire, rejected that assertion, saying he holds the mayor responsible for the devastating inferno.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 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

Over the last month I had pulled a woman from a blazing inferno.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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