on fire
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"It felt like my skin was on fire and like I was being electrocuted every second – it sounds dramatic, but... I pretty much became an insomniac."
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
At the same time, while the job market is stable, it isn’t on fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Multiple homes and outbuildings were on fire after a brush fire quickly spread in Lucerne Valley, fire officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
About 400 firefighters and troops battled the inferno northeast of Almeria in the southern Andalusia region which witnesses said may have been started by a power line that fell and set scrub land on fire.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw her roof fully on fire.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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