on fire
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Semiconductor stocks have been on fire, helping to fuel the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index to a new all-time peak on Wednesday.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
Kristi Buckley was at work when a security camera aimed out her living room window pinged her phone: The neighbor’s house is on fire.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Other promises in the party's "Worker's Charter" include protection from unfair dismissal from the first day in a job, as well as full bans on fire and rehire and zero-hour contracts.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Our first clue that this leave-taking lies somewhere between planned and spontaneous is in Martin’s gently charged response in answer to his daughter’s initial confusion: What would you take if the house were on fire?
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Also, I know how to make French toast and pancakes without catching anything on fire or burning myself or melting the spatula.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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