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- noun Plural form of
brushfire .
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Examples
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"It's hard to manage all of the big issues well and at the same time avoid setting little political brushfires, which is how I think this other stuff can be categorized."
White House is feeling weight of controversies surrounding oil spill, elections 2010
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"It's hard to manage all of the big issues well and at the same time avoid setting little political brushfires, which is how I think this other stuff can be categorized."
White House is feeling weight of controversies surrounding oil spill, elections 2010
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"It's hard to manage all of the big issues well and at the same time avoid setting little political brushfires, which is how I think this other stuff can be categorized."
White House is feeling weight of controversies surrounding oil spill, elections 2010
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Bad Weather -- Tornadoes hit Arkansas, and brushfires hit Okalahoma.
Short Takes 2009
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Sal Alosi, who ignited one if the many brushfires of the Jets' 2010 season when he tried to trip a Miami Dolphins player during a game, has resigned as the Jets' strength and conditioning coach, the team said Monday.
Jets' Sal Alosi Resigns Mike Sielski 2011
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Such a perspective would help us get to the root of problems rather than trying to stamp out brushfires without identifying the source of a conflagration.
David Suzuki: How to Become an Environmentalist David Suzuki 2011
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Such a perspective would help us get to the root of problems rather than trying to stamp out brushfires without identifying the source of a conflagration.
David Suzuki: How to Become an Environmentalist David Suzuki 2011
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Although we're always concerned about brushfires, this particular weekend I think Mother Nature is going to give us a break.
Emergency crews on standby for L.A. 'Carmageddon' weekend 2011
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As that great revolutionary firebrand Samuel Adams pointed out, "It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brushfires in people's minds."
John W. Whitehead: It's Time for All Americans to Occupy Washington, D.C. John W. Whitehead 2011
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As that great revolutionary firebrand Samuel Adams pointed out, "It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brushfires in people's minds."
John W. Whitehead: It's Time for All Americans to Occupy Washington, D.C. John W. Whitehead 2011
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