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incendiary

[in-sen-dee-er-ee] / ɪnˈsɛn diˌɛr i /




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Raman has also switched sides on some less incendiary topics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Residents of Nahal Oz said in a statement that they feared the return of incendiary kites and balloons, adding: "We will not accept a policy of containment when it comes to our security."

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Stephen Galloway, dean of Chapman University’s film school, said the attention the movie has drawn since Musk’s post speaks to how incendiary some of its themes are.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

Burnham knew exactly whom he wanted to hire but was less aware of how incendiary his selections would prove.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

To prevent this, he says, we must “block the arsonists on both sides at a distance: those who set fire to people’s souls, the incendiaries of the mind.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 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 projectile was a mixture of incendiaries and Imperial gold.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan


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