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Three years later, as he was flaming out of the league, Sports Illustrated declared Mr. Mandarich “The N.F.L.’s Incredible Bust.”

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024

“Suddenly my green eyes were green. My red hair was flaming red. My skin was porcelain white,” Fleming remarked in a 1990 interview.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2020

The back of the old farmhouse, 100 feet away, was flaming too.

From Time Magazine Archive

One aircraft engine still was flaming, and the aircraft fuel had ignited, starting fires in several nearby house trailers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Suddenly Mordred was flaming at them, fired by Gawaine’s lordly tone.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White