on fire
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As I detailed on Sunday, three geographic chokepoints are on fire at once.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
An Amazon cargo plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport a week ago, crashing into nearby vehicles and skidding to a stop 1,300 feet past the runway with its right engine on fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The vessels were "currently on fire", it added.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
It was noon on July 22 when sparks from a mulcher are believed to have set the woods on fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Our donkey, Nothing, wasn’t tied up or penned in because he wouldn’t move unless his tail was on fire.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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