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arsonist

[ahr-suh-nist] / ˈɑr sə nɪst /
NOUN
one who sets fires illegally
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The one damaged by an arsonist in the fall of 2024 shortly after a multimillion-dollar refurbishment?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Indeed, Mark Zuckerberg offering Instagram-specific screen-time reports and time limits has the whiff of an arsonist handing out firefighting tips.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025

He became the arsonist who laid claim to being the heroic firefighter.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2025

The Line fire in San Bernardino County has burned mostly Forest Service land, but investigators believe an arsonist started it in an adjacent suburb.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2024

On February 27, 1933, one month after Hitler’s appointment, a known Communist and arsonist set fire to the Reichstag, the parliamentary building.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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