smoldering remains
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“Heartbroken beyond words,” Hilton wrote while sharing live ABC7 footage of the smoldering remains of her home.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Monday morning, a backhoe began tearing down what was left of the structure as firefighters sprayed water on the smoldering remains.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
“Most of the community of Lincoln Heights is gone,” Greene said Saturday, describing a scene of eerie quiet as smoke hung over the smoldering remains of the neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2022
A former police lieutenant-turned-lawyer on Thursday admitted cheating a fellow officer of $900,000 he was due after working at the smoldering remains of the World Trade Center site after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2020
I see the smoldering remains of the Justice Building in District 13 and just catch the black-and-white underside of a mockingjay’s wing as it flies across the upper right-hand corner.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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