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Other ways to reuse the tree include: Burning the wood to ash your garden. Making firewood.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
23 Dec. 2024 -
Elsewhere in the Kardashian multiverse, Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet went public with their relationship, kissing and cuddling in the VIP section with Chalamet ashing cigarettes into the crowd … have some more respect for both the artistry and Diana Ross’s lungs.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2023
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Advertisement California Officials investigating whether Southern California Edison equipment ignited Hurst fire Jan. 12, 2025 Investigations into the cause of blazes as large and intense as these L.A. fires often take months, if not longer.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2025
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Powerful winds have been largely to blame for turning wildfires that ignited last week into huge infernos that leveled whole neighborhoods around the city.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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Residents lit the lot with car headlights and a fog of wildfire smoke settled thickly on the intersection.—
Mel Buer,
The Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2025
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The dinner begins at sunset, and when night falls your table is lit by moonlight and twinkling lights.—
Caitlin Palumbo,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Still, this week’s California fires, while on track to be the costliest in U.S. history, are far from the largest, even in the state—a record held, per CAL FIRE, by the 2020 August Complex fire that torched more than a million acres.—
Chad de Guzman,
TIME,
10 Jan. 2025
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There have been 10 deaths and over 9,000 buildings torched to ashes or damaged since the first spark began in the Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, Jan. 7.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Jan. 2025
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Thomann and her baby’s remains were cremated in Athens, Greece, on Friday, Jan. 3, according to another post shared on the CaringBridge website.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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After the center was finished with his body, his remains were cremated and interred at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC News,
20 Dec. 2024
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Tunisians have tried to protest Saied’s authoritarianism, kindling hope among observers that the country might return to its democratizing trajectory.—
Sarah E. Yerkes,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Nov. 2024
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Residing with her German foster parents on the outskirts of Munich, Liesel forges a close bond with her foster father, Hans Hubermann, who teaches her how to read and write, kindling a passion for books.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Vogue,
21 Dec. 2024
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“Kiln.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kiln. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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