on fire
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But the longer between intervals where there’s a spark that sets it on fire, the more that accumulates.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
"Needless to say the group chat was on fire that day," Coles said.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
The house the band was staying in caught on fire and that was the end of that chapter.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
The camera rises through a roof that’s on fire.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
Tracer bullets are bullets that are on fire so that they are visible to the person doing the shooting.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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