as in to ignite
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Both the size of the IPO and the hype around it – and CEO Elon Musk – have ignited outsized interest from investors.
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The Atlantic Fire happening after several other wildfires ignited across south Florida earlier this month.
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China last tested an ICBM launched into the Pacific in September 2024, firing a DF-31B nuclear-capable missile from Hainan Island in the South China Sea into the open Pacific near French Polynesia.
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Police release video of the person racing across the roof of the building from where authorities say the shot was fired, dropping down to the ground and walking off campus.
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Photography arrived, kindling an enthusiasm that Baudelaire, ever the cynic, compared to a lust for pornography.
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As the current Cartoonist Laureate of the state, she has been highly engaged in Vermont culture and history, and says her interest in this couple was kindled by Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, director of Vermont Humanities, who encouraged her to tell their story.
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“Deflagrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deflagrate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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