kindling
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An ash tree in my yard dropped a limb and reduced my fence to kindling.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
We matter as much to him as a firestorm cares about kindling.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
California has tens of millions of dead trees to serve as kindling for the next mega-fire, yet no single entity has sufficient authority or resources to address the threat.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025
Every year, they brought in hundreds of goats to clear brush, which can be like kindling for any fire, throughout the community.
From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024
Just stands in the doorway of his trailer looking at me, and then I get the feeling he’s going to tell me I can take that paper he signed and use it for kindling.
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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