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incendiary

[in-sen-dee-er-ee] / ɪnˈsɛn diˌɛr i /




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"I was a war baby so I can remember incendiary bombs dropping on me and we'd have to shelter under the stairs. So the Second World War to me was apocalyptic".

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Yet during the Oval Office signing, Trump made a series of incendiary and unsupported statements, including: "Together, there could be a possibility they are quite lethal."

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

The defense said investigators “found no accelerants, they found no incendiary devices that could be linked to my client.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

But his incendiary side always comes back, and when his behavior becomes increasingly troubling, his parents reach their limit.

From Salon May 25, 2026

His school held terrifying air-raid drills, and in each classroom was a large bucket of sand—to be used to extinguish fires sparked by incendiary bombs.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

SAN ANTONIO, Texas—Erika Kirk was standing center stage in a hotel ballroom, explaining the difference between earthly pleasures and heavenly joy, when a heckler interrupted her remarks to shout incendiaries at her.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

“However imperfect the evidence, there is too much of it to ignore the apparent fact that incendiaries deliberately ignited the great fire.”

From Washington Post Mar. 15, 2023

It was July 4, 1907, and the instigators were as striking as the incendiaries.

From Seattle Times Apr. 18, 2021

"The sight of these incendiaries coming down, it was incredible, because we were looking at Townhill, and Townhill was looking across at us," she said.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2021

The expertise at distillation that medieval Islamic alchemists developed to produce alcohols and perfumes also let them distill petroleum into fractions, some of which proved to be even more powerful incendiaries.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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