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The Delta variant, already forcing other central banks to consider retooling their policies, is fanning a new rise in U.S. cases, and inflation is running well above expectations.

From Reuters • Jul. 23, 2021

I spoke with Kornbluh on Monday’s episode of What Next about how some community members turned on COVID-19 precautions, where the city failed, and why a charismatic local political figure is fanning the flames.

From Slate • Oct. 19, 2020

Another common mistake is fanning the clubface open in the takeaway.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 3, 2020

A confluence of factors is fanning the flames.

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2016

When the Phœnix is fanning her funeral pyre, will there not be sparks flying!

From Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History by Carlyle, Thomas