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setting fire

NOUN
arson
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This just in: Large numbers of American women are setting fire to their money.

From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026

Amir Ali Mirjafari was accused of setting fire to the Gholhak Grand Mosque and also of working with the Israeli espionage agency Mossad, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported.

From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026

One man was arrested on Evia for allegedly deliberately setting fire to dried grass in the island’s Karystos area.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 26, 2023

Four days after Masha died, Nika was filmed at a protest in Tehran setting fire to her headscarf.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2023

The goddess Hecate danced in her wake, setting fire to their enemies with two blazing torches.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan


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