wildfire

Example Sentences

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State Farm, California’s largest home insurer, is under investigation for how it has handled January 2025 wildfire claims.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The Chuck Norris memes spread like wildfire in the early days of social media in the 2000s.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

“I’m looking at satellite imagery right now as we speak, and I’m starting to see visible wildfire plumes pop up in states like New Mexico and Arizona and Colorado,” said Swain.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Regardless of the benefits, climate-related satellite data has an uncertain financial return for many potential customers, whether they are insurers forecasting catastrophe losses, utilities gauging wildfire risks or commodity companies predicting the next harvest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

A rivet's current was a tricky thing, and the wildfire was not spreading as evenly as he had hoped.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin