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tinder

[tin-der] / ˈtɪn dər /
NOUN
wood for fire
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"Everything is tinder dry and when you've got a wind behind that, and we've got a source of ignition, it will spread beyond what people could even recognise," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Blankfein added that the long period without a financial crisis cleansing process meant ”you accumulate tinder on the floor of the forest and eventually a spark will come.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026

The Cowork plug-ins were like a match on dry tinder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

Neither side is sitting still—and the steps they are taking to shore up their longer-term resilience will likely provide tinder for flare-ups.

From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025

The giant's hair went up faster than dry tinder, spreading down his head and across his body until the heat of the bonfire made Hazel wince.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan


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