as in fires
a destructive burning
the intense heat of the raging inferno repeatedly drove back the firefighters
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By year’s end, some 9,917 fires scorched more than four million acres, accelerating flash floods and mudflow.—
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Shortly after the fires, the federal government suddenly refused to adhere to California’s decades-old post-fire soil-testing policy; California later considered following suit.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Infernos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infernos. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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