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Meganne Wecker, CEO of Illinois-based Skyline Furniture Mfg., said one unusual indicator suggests the spark might have ignited already.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

“All of these, not to mention the S&P 500’s linear rally nearing 40% from the 4/7 intraday low, have ignited corporate and investor animal spirits alike,” he says.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 13, 2025

Fire season has begun with a bang in California, where more than a dozen wildfires have ignited since Saturday — the largest of which are in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2025

Two other fires have ignited further south near San Diego and Oceanside, officials said.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025

It must have splintered many of the city’s wood-and-plaster buildings; fallen torches and scattered cooking fires would have ignited the debris, burning down most surviving structures.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann