forest fire
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The mathematical model they built to explain this behaviour wasn't new; it was the same one used to describe the spread of a forest fire or the propagation of an electrical signal through heart tissue.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Coalie, however, isn’t selling forest fire prevention or personal safety awareness or fair housing regulations.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
In October, at the peak of Oktoberfest celebrations, a forest fire closed a major highway funneling visitors across the Cascades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
It was also devastated by a forest fire in 2016 that displaced 90,000 residents and became Canada’s costliest disaster.
From New York Times • May 23, 2024
The dancing spread like a forest fire, and soon the floor was filled with couples who swayed and dipped around the Gibraltar of a wallflower, Ignatius.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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