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Definition of Brushfires
1. brushfire [n] - See also: brushfire
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brushfires
Literary usage of Brushfires
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Alternative Coca Reduction Strategies in the Andean Region (1994)
"Fighting political and institutional brushfires consumed a great amount of
development personnel time. The link with narcotics control created a dual goal ..."
2. Alternative Coca Reduction Strategies in the Andean Region by Office of Technology Assessment, United States, Congress (1993)
"Fighting political and institutional brushfires consumed a great amount of
development personnel time. The link with narcotics control created a dual goal ..."
3. The Role of Governance in Economic Development: A Political Economy Approach by Pranab K. Bardhan (1997)
"The post-colonial state in India has had to fight ethnic brushfires almost
constantly, separatist movements occasionally in the south, ..."
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