as in burnt
to shine with a bright harsh light
floodlights flaring into the forbidding empty spaces surrounding the prison
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Dangerous storms flared up in eastern Louisiana and Mississippi during late morning.
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Eric Zerkel, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
Denim is never not in style, but this Madewell select takes the material to new heights thanks to that rounded square neckline and flared profile.
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The accords were never fully implemented and violence flared up periodically in the seven years that followed.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
The conflict flared again in September 2023, when a lightning 24-hour assault saw Azerbaijan regain total control of Nagorno-Karabakh, prompting the region’s ethnic Armenian population to flee to Armenia within a week.
—Caitlin Danaher and Gul Tuysuz, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Other options are flared and loose sleeves that create volume on the upper body.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Instead, the fire might have flared up on Hess.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
Dozens of fires flared up in Texas last week under similar conditions.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Other trends have also flared briefly before fizzling out, such as Management by Objectives, Business Process Reengineering, and Stack Rankings in performance management.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Eric Zerkel, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
Denim is never not in style, but this Madewell select takes the material to new heights thanks to that rounded square neckline and flared profile.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 14 Mar. 2025
The accords were never fully implemented and violence flared up periodically in the seven years that followed.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
The conflict flared again in September 2023, when a lightning 24-hour assault saw Azerbaijan regain total control of Nagorno-Karabakh, prompting the region’s ethnic Armenian population to flee to Armenia within a week.
—Caitlin Danaher and Gul Tuysuz, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Other options are flared and loose sleeves that create volume on the upper body.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Instead, the fire might have flared up on Hess.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
Dozens of fires flared up in Texas last week under similar conditions.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Other trends have also flared briefly before fizzling out, such as Management by Objectives, Business Process Reengineering, and Stack Rankings in performance management.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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