incendiary

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Haney noted that investigators “found no accelerants, they found no incendiary devices that could be linked to my client.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Steve Burke, editor-in-chief of the media channel Gamers Nexus, has garnered millions of views on YouTube videos bearing incendiary titles such as “Nvidia’s AI Bubble” and “The Torture Will Continue Until Shareholder Value Improves.”

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

The UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, meanwhile said he deplored "the tirade of incendiary rhetoric being used in the Middle East war by all parties", calling it "sickening".

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

U.S. incendiary attacks on Tokyo didn’t force Japan’s surrender, which only occurred after the U.S. went beyond conventional airstrikes and dropped two nuclear bombs on Japan five months later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

But when the School Board met, it backed away from what had become an incendiary controversy.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman