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Example sentences for: flare-up

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The Post portrays the recent diplomacy undertaken by Russia in connection with the Iraq flare-up as providing it with a chance to take on a global role it hasn't had since the Soviet collapse.
As the Indonesian economy faltered, ethnic conflicts erupted in many parts of the country; even Lombok experienced a brief flare-up of violence against Christians and ethnic Chinese.
They have cited the pressures of the Cold War: At a time when any regional flare-up might provoke a nuclear confrontation, they argued, America needed a single, firm hand on the tiller.