open fire
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Alongside all the outside footage, there is also a moment showing a child's feet in front of an open fire.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Last year, Essayli and Tricia McLaughlin, the chief Homeland Security spokesperson, accused Carlitos Ricardo Parias of ramming immigration agents with his vehicle in South L.A., causing an agent to open fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2026
Williams was on a mission near the peninsula’s north when he saw seven of the Soviet jets appear and eventually open fire, according to a Defense Department account.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
Hearing Nat King Cole croon about chestnuts roasting on an open fire dozens of times is one of the many reminders that fireplaces are luxuries most of us don’t have.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025
Nali immediately started cooking dinner on an open fire.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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