inferno
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When they start shooting a movie together, they begin to understand their connection to this ancient evil, and their place in a cyclical inferno wrought by absent parents and bad weather.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Early Wednesday, fire crews prioritized protecting structures as the inferno charged toward Highway 1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
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
Firefighters in France have been battling an inferno in the region around the city of Bordeaux that has burned more than 100,000 acres, marking the area’s largest blaze since a deadly fire in 1949.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The inferno halted for a second with a sucking sound, as if an ifrit had inhaled deeply before a final explosion of flames.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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A California wildfire bill aimed at paying survivors faster and limiting compensation for executives at electric companies that ignite destructive infernos unexpectedly died in the state legislature Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Across Spain, San Juan welcomes summer with infernos and midnight rituals.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Such is the vast scale of the infernos ravaging France's south-western Gironde region, that it is not always obvious what direction the smoke is coming from.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The forest infernos, raging for days unchecked in France's southwest and in central Spain near Madrid, were among the worst each nation has seen in peacetime.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
The volume of the infernos roar also died down enough that he could hear the crunching sounds of his footsteps again.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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