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being on fire the ignited fireworks went off all at once
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to set (something) on fire tried using newspapers as kindling to ignite the logs in the fireplace
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Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 Some ignited fireworks and others spoke from a bullhorn or spray-painted anti-ICE phrases on vehicles and an unoccupied guard booth. —Emerson Clarridge updated March 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026 Eventually, Brown retreated to the locker room, leaving the Celtics to fend for themselves against an ignited Wembanyama. —Jared Weiss, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026 The videos have shocked the nation and ignited protests in Minnesota and other states. —George Petras, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026 Nearing the ground, the BE-3 engine re-ignited, landing legs deployed and the rocket settled to an on-target touchdown on a concrete pad near the launch gantry. —William Harwood, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025 From the fiery launch pads to the silent, dusty plains of the lunar surface, Apollo missions redefined what was possible and ignited imaginations across the globe. —Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 2 Dec. 2025
Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2026 New surveillance video from inside a Brooklyn liquor store shows another angle of the rough mistaken identity arrest that ignited a firestorm of criticism, offering a different angle as one of the detectives appears to stomp the prone suspect. —Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026 The rocket's second stage, powered by two BE-3 engines, then ignited to continue the climb to an initial orbit. —William Harwood, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026 The images ignited a torrent of confusion and outrage at Bahraini authorities and calls for an investigation. —Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026 The same booster was test-fired with 10 of its engines last month, but Wednesday’s static fire was the first time all 33 engines were ignited on the new Super Heavy. —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026 The proposal has ignited a partisan showdown, with Democrats arguing the military boost comes at the expense of healthcare and social safety nets, while Republicans defend it as necessary for national security. —Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 The resulting photo ignited a creative spark in Whiteman and marked the beginning of a journey that would ultimately lead him to abandon his own childhood dream at the age of 26. —Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026 Goodarzi’s job now is to stay focused on the business, which means pushing past the stock price and confronting the fear that ignited the sell-off—that the leading AI companies will eat software makers. —Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
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The 2018 change In 2017, the #MeToo movement had swept into the public consciousness and ignited calls for change. —Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 Some ignited fireworks and others spoke from a bullhorn or spray-painted anti-ICE phrases on vehicles and an unoccupied guard booth. —Emerson Clarridge updated March 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026 Eventually, Brown retreated to the locker room, leaving the Celtics to fend for themselves against an ignited Wembanyama. —Jared Weiss, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026 The videos have shocked the nation and ignited protests in Minnesota and other states. —George Petras, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026 Nearing the ground, the BE-3 engine re-ignited, landing legs deployed and the rocket settled to an on-target touchdown on a concrete pad near the launch gantry. —William Harwood, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025 From the fiery launch pads to the silent, dusty plains of the lunar surface, Apollo missions redefined what was possible and ignited imaginations across the globe. —Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 2 Dec. 2025
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Colorado got back into the game and ignited the crowd with a pair of goals over a four-minute span, as Rafael Navarro and Darren Yapi slipped behind Miami’s defense, which looked disorganized and vulnerable in those moments. —Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2026 New surveillance video from inside a Brooklyn liquor store shows another angle of the rough mistaken identity arrest that ignited a firestorm of criticism, offering a different angle as one of the detectives appears to stomp the prone suspect. —Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026 The rocket's second stage, powered by two BE-3 engines, then ignited to continue the climb to an initial orbit. —William Harwood, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026 The images ignited a torrent of confusion and outrage at Bahraini authorities and calls for an investigation. —Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026 The same booster was test-fired with 10 of its engines last month, but Wednesday’s static fire was the first time all 33 engines were ignited on the new Super Heavy. —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026 The proposal has ignited a partisan showdown, with Democrats arguing the military boost comes at the expense of healthcare and social safety nets, while Republicans defend it as necessary for national security. —Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 The resulting photo ignited a creative spark in Whiteman and marked the beginning of a journey that would ultimately lead him to abandon his own childhood dream at the age of 26. —Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026 Goodarzi’s job now is to stay focused on the business, which means pushing past the stock price and confronting the fear that ignited the sell-off—that the leading AI companies will eat software makers. —Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
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Please tell me the sequel could answer the most burning question of the ’00s: How could Austin not recognize Sam in that mask?— Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 13 Aug. 2025
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Cooper, 30, asked Hargitay one more burning question about the actors' on-screen alter egos: will Olivia and Elliot ever end up together?— Victoria Edel, People.com, 26 June 2025
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The fires burned most of Nob Hill where the railroad barons lived.— Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
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Yet the Baywatch blunder still prompted a scorching Substack post from Bass’ opponent Spencer Pratt, the reality TV veteran turned Internet influencer who, after the Pacific Palisades wildfire burned his home, is running as an anti-establishment outsider with a focus on government negligence.— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026
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The plants are hardy in the South in USDA Zones 3-9, and the flowers of many blazing star species linger for a long time during the blooming season.— Patricia S York, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
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For Houstonians who saw it, the fireball meteor that streaked across the East Texas sky last month was a brief, blazing moment of awe.— Maliya Ellis, Houston Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2026
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America's hopes for its first high-speed rail were kindled in 2008, when California voters approved a ballot measure for a train connecting Los Angeles to San Francisco in less than three hours.— Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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This spectacular success kindled a desire in Hersheypark officials to invest heavily in thrill rides.— John Haddad, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
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Alex Tafoya was a much easier interview, even taking off his Ghost Rider flaming skull headpiece to talk.— Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
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Lili Reinhart’s coldly overbearing Apple (with lucious, flaming red hair) is their ringleader, Alexandra Shipp’s Fig is a science genius who lost her personality in a swirl of people pleasing, and Victoria Pedretti’s mentally fragile Cherry is Apple’s resident punching bag and fixer-upper project.— Jada Yuan, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
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But a heated argument coming from a house in Lee’s neighborhood became the next spark that lit a narrative fuse.— Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
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Tyrese Haliburton, the Indiana Pacers star point guard who lit last year’s NBA Playoffs on fire, is headed to Hollywood — but not via some sort of trade to the Los Angeles Lakers or Clippers.— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026
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Casting two of the most smoldering contemporary actors on the planet clearly stacks the deck, and carries on the long tradition of pairing a dashing figure of brooding handsomeness (Laurence Olivier, Ralph Fiennes) with a breathless screen beauty (Merle Oberon, Juliette Binoche).— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
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By early April, 240 wildfires had already scorched Wyoming’s plains.— Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026
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In the hours after splashdown, space wonks noticed a large, unusual-looking white patch on the otherwise dark and scorched heat shield.— Denise Chow, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
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