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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

And while his screenplay is intentionally incendiary, Tuttle understands that extreme power lies in well-crafted provocation.

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

Anonymous quotes, drive-by commentary and incendiary mailers may be standard campaign fare.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

Park’s spirit, his dignity, and his incendiary information gave Shin something that was both enthralling and unbearable: a context, a way to dream about the future.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

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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