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wildfire

[wahyld-fahyuhr] / ˈwaɪldˌfaɪər /




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Linda Cantey had the sound of her mobile turned off the night the Atlas Wildfire weaved a path of destruction through her section of Napa, California.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Forest Service spent $3.1 billion mitigating wildfire conditions in the state over the last few years, California spent $4.3 billion, according to the California Forest Resilience and Wildfire Task Force.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Appeared in the May 15, 2026, print edition as 'California’s Latest Wildfire Scapegoat'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Wildfire smoke often dominates public attention, but pollution from everyday home heating rarely receives the same scrutiny.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026

Well, Clarence Curphew and Walter Wildfire are one and the same person—honour bright, they are!

From Punch, or the London Charivari, November 25, 1893 by Various




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