incendiary
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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
“I was navigating feelings of grief and shame in the wreckage, and in the wake of a very incendiary cultural moment,” Raicek said, referring to #MeToo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 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
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
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
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