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Daniel’s infamous tweet might have sparked Guinneissik’s entry into an international story, but the kindling had been accumulating for years.
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James Gui, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2026
Simply light the edge of the paper egg cup and place it next to your kindling to get a good blaze started.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 3 Feb. 2026
The United Nations says unexploded shells and missiles are everywhere in Gaza, posing a threat to people searching through rubble to find their relatives, belongings and kindling.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
The United Nations says unexploded shells and missiles are everywhere in Gaza, posing a threat to people searching through rubble to find their relatives, belongings, and kindling.
—Julia Frankel, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
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James Gui, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2026
Simply light the edge of the paper egg cup and place it next to your kindling to get a good blaze started.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 3 Feb. 2026
The United Nations says unexploded shells and missiles are everywhere in Gaza, posing a threat to people searching through rubble to find their relatives, belongings and kindling.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
The United Nations says unexploded shells and missiles are everywhere in Gaza, posing a threat to people searching through rubble to find their relatives, belongings, and kindling.
—Julia Frankel, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Kindling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindling. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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kindling
noun
kin·dling
ˈkin-(d)liŋ 
: material that burns easily and is used to start a fire
Medical Definition
kindling
noun
kind·ling
ˈkin-dliŋ
: the electrophysiological changes that occur in the brain as a result of repeated intermittent exposure to a subthreshold electrical or chemical stimulus (as one causing seizures) so that there develops a usually permanent decrease in the threshold of excitability
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