Word: extinguishing
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...instruct each student...should not be voluntarily chosen by the student, but appointed by the head of the college; and if, in case of neglect, inability, or bad usage, the student should not be allowed to change him for another...[it] would not only tend very much to extinguish all emulation among the different tutors of the same college, but to diminish very much in all of them the necessity of diligence and of attention to their respective pupils...
...smokers have come under fire from all sides, U.S. domestic cigarette sales have been dropping 2% to 3% annually, to 29 billion packs last year. Fewer Americans than ever (55 million, or 26.5% of the adult population) smoke at all. The smokeless cigarette, Reynolds hopes, could help extinguish that trend...
...during every flight are equally stupid. For the benefit of anyone who hasn't been in a car in the last 20 years, the attendants explain how to put on a seatbelt. For the benefit of the very stupid, the attendants point out that it is wise to extinguish cigarettes before putting on an oxygen mask. For anyone anxious to struggle out of a seat and stand in the aisles for a half-hour while the landing crew tries to open the doors, the attendants suggest waiting until the plane has landed before retrieving luggage from the overhead bins...
...There is no concrete evidence about how the fire started," Murphy said. "We got a call from Uncle Bunny's, and then there were two additional alarms. If a fire is in the basement it is difficult to extinguish because of the construction...
...power at the Central Square, Kendall Square and Charles St. T stops was shut down, and the fire department came to extinguish the fire...