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tinder

[tin-der] / ˈtɪn dər /
NOUN
wood for fire
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The disasters, coming at the peak of the summer vacation period when tourists flock to both countries, were fuelled by woodlands parched to tinder by successive heatwaves and lack of rain since May.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 5, 2026

But a week later, powerful Santa Ana winds arrived, and coupled with single-digit humidity, they turned the landscape into bone-dry tinder ready to burn.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 7, 2025

“The tinder was there for something like Friday to occur,” said Mike Thompson, co-portfolio manager at Little Harbor Advisors.

From MarketWatch Oct. 14, 2025

As unwieldy as Mars’s spear was, the piece of tinder was worse.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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