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the kindling in the wood stove was aflame as soon as I held a match to it
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Demonstrators in Los Angeles have stormed federal buildings and set cars aflame after four local ICE raids sparked widespread outrage.
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 June 2025
Another protest broke out in the nearby city of Compton, where a car was lit aflame.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Kyiv said 41 long-range bomber jets were set aflame and that the attacks hit 34% of Russia’s strategic cruise missile carriers at its main bases.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
And didn’t the rioters provoke all of this by setting Paris aflame?
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 June 2025
Another protest broke out in the nearby city of Compton, where a car was lit aflame.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Kyiv said 41 long-range bomber jets were set aflame and that the attacks hit 34% of Russia’s strategic cruise missile carriers at its main bases.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
And didn’t the rioters provoke all of this by setting Paris aflame?
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
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“Aflame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aflame. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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