on fire
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The great fear then was that the test may prove catastrophic, setting the atmosphere on fire, but it went ahead anyway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
In Lyon, despite a ban on demonstrations, around 500 people gathered on Monday evening outside the tourism office that was set on fire, to show support for shopkeepers affected by looting, according to organisers.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
If I err, and I do, my legs sometimes itch so fiercely they feel on fire and I break out in hives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
If the labor market were on fire, one of the first signs would be rising wages.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
He crowds each page with questions, drawings, facts, observations, jokes—a portrait of a mind on fire.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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