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Frustration grew among the Palestinians waiting to go north as some warmed around bonfires against the winter cold.
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Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
On New Year’s Eve, Pavlovich, Stout, and Caroline gathered around a bonfire at the Athens home of the musician Michael Stipe, an old friend of Caroline’s.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
Afterward, there will be snacks and hot chocolate around a bonfire.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
In January, 2022, Friedman and Reese organized their first event—a bonfire at a local farm stand around the two-year anniversary of Finn’s death.
—Chelsea Edgar, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
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Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
On New Year’s Eve, Pavlovich, Stout, and Caroline gathered around a bonfire at the Athens home of the musician Michael Stipe, an old friend of Caroline’s.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
Afterward, there will be snacks and hot chocolate around a bonfire.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
In January, 2022, Friedman and Reese organized their first event—a bonfire at a local farm stand around the two-year anniversary of Finn’s death.
—Chelsea Edgar, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Bonfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bonfire. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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bonfire
noun
bon·fire
ˈbän-ˌfī(ə)r 
: a large outdoor fire
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