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
The house the band was staying in caught on fire and that was the end of that chapter.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
Sammie, an emerging blues singer, penned the piece as a confession to his pastor father and his performance was powerful enough to set the roof a juke joint on fire.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
The latest satellite pictures, captured on 9 March and reviewed by BBC Verify, show two major oil facilities in Tehran still on fire, following reported air strikes overnight on Saturday.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
Now all three Witchlings were on fire and running in circles, trying—and failing at—spells to put the fire out.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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