Definition of "brushfires" [brushfires]

• Plural form of brushfire. (noun)

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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.""
• "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."
• "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.""