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Peatland fires, common in the area, generally smoulder and spread under the soil for weeks or months, emitting huge quantities of smoke and only rarely causing surface blazes.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

Underground and out of sight, giant subterranean peat fires continue to smoulder, choking the air with poisonous fumes.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Once people realized that the authorities had not acted in their best interest, resentment began to smoulder.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 17, 2022

Much of the fire was doused by late on Sunday but authorities said the site will continue to smoulder in the coming days.

From Reuters ● Aug. 8, 2021

In the centre of the town the bonfire was beginning to smoulder.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

More than a million Muslims are gathering in Mecca for the hajj pilgrimage overshadowed by the Middle East war, as animosity smoulders across the region despite a fragile ceasefire.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

A similar concern smoulders about Japan's Treasury holdings as the yen weakens close to 150 per dollar and the prospect of Bank of Japan dollar selling intervention heightens.

From Reuters ● Oct. 19, 2023

But, he concluded: "I'm not sure this new version brings as much to the table... A camp fire burns at one side. It's just a pity that the production as a whole smoulders fitfully."

From BBC ● May 19, 2023

Meanwhile in Leeds, suburban warfare still smoulders over the golden pillar box in honour of the triathlon winner Alistair Brownlee.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 14, 2012

No matter what the fire and force of his passion, it falters eventually, and forever after smoulders or goes out.

From The Ragged Edge by Harold MacGrath

A bank in the Badaro neighbourhood smouldered as firefighters sprayed water, while riot police stood nearby with shields.

From Reuters ● Feb. 16, 2023

Plastic chairs for the many mourners that had visited the house over the last three days stood above rain-soaked asphalt, while Arabic coffee slowly smouldered on the coals nearby.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 17, 2015

In all, six provinces in Sumatra were put on “emergency alert” as hundreds of “hotspots” of burning trees and vegetation flared and smouldered.

From Economist ● Sep. 10, 2015

The fire died down, smouldered and went out.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2012

They stood there in complete silence, side by side, while the incense smouldered into ashes; and then because the sun was sinking, Wang Lung shouldered the box and they went home.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck

Before firefighters had finished extinguishing the blaze, I found Liliya Velyka, a 28-year-old book blogger, raking through the smouldering ruins, seeing if anything could be saved.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

"I've never seen scenes like this in Britain, where you just see a whole house gutted, smouldering," he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Large areas affected by the fire still contained active or smouldering hotspots requiring constant monitoring, as even a strong gust of wind could trigger fresh outbreaks, the spokesman said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

Light morning rain boosted that outlook, though firefighters remained wary given previous flare-ups from smouldering embers in the devastated land, covering a bigger area than the island of Malta.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

After glancing at him once or twice, in an increased state of smouldering ferocity, I said,—

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens