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Examples
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Then I really got a good look at the still-burning remains of Mabila, realized what I was seeing . . . smelling.
Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011
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Mr. Borcina then poured the still-burning ashes into a bag he placed in a trash can toward the back of the home, officials said.
Fireplace Embers Blamed Shelly Banjo 2011
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— Ideal wildfire conditions developed across the southern plains as rainfall encouraged rapid plant growth, followed by drought and hot weather to launch still-burning fires consuming millions of acres.
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Then I really got a good look at the still-burning remains of Mabila, realized what I was seeing . . . smelling.
Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011
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It was clear what had happened: One of them had dropped a match or a cigarette butt or a still-burning ember into the scrap bin.
Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011
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It was clear what had happened: One of them had dropped a match or a cigarette butt or a still-burning ember into the scrap bin.
Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011
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The charred hulk of a car stood in front of a still-burning home that sent plumes of black smoke into the air.
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The charred hulk of a car stood in front of a still-burning home that sent plumes of black smoke into the air.
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It was clear what had happened: One of them had dropped a match or a cigarette butt or a still-burning ember into the scrap bin.
Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011
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- In the event of a complete meltdown, the still-burning hot nuclear fuel could drip to the floor of the reactor.
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