incendiary

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In October Polish and Romanian authorities said they thwarted a Russian plot to send incendiary packages through a Ukrainian courier service, including devices intended to ignite in Bucharest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

As public outrage against Pretti’s killing has grown in recent days, including from some Republicans, the president has backpedaled on some of his more incendiary rhetoric.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2026

Salah's incendiary Elland Road outburst in December, when he claimed after being dropped that he had been "thrown under the bus" by Slot and Liverpool, only added to the air of unrest surrounding the club.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

She also represented those accused of blasphemy -- an incendiary charge in Pakistan -- as well as Afghans who face crackdowns by the authorities.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

In 1798, writing under a pseudonym, Malthus had published an incendiary paper—An Essay on the Principle of Population—in which he had argued that the human population was in constant struggle with its limited resource pool.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee