flare
Example Sentences
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Venezuela flares more gas from its oil fields than any other country for each barrel of oil produced, according to the World Bank.
“How about our phones, Owen? Our flares? My snowmobile? I think I would rank all of those things above the handful of cash you got as tips from the tundra buggy.”
From Literature
Much like a snow avalanche that starts with a small shift before cascading downhill, new observations show that solar flares begin with subtle magnetic disturbances that rapidly intensify.
From Science Daily
“Motion sickness or anxiety from the move — these are things that can flare up in larger-breed dogs,” Ellis says.
From MarketWatch
It also warned: "Trade tensions could flare up, prolonging uncertainty and weighing more heavily on activity."
From BBC
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