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arson

[ahr-suhn] / ˈɑr sən /
NOUN
intentional burning
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The Times newspaper later reported it had approached Kennedy about social media posts he shared that were linked to the arson attack on four ambulances operated by the charity Hatzola in Golders Green, north London.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

A man and a woman have been arrested by counter-terrorism police over a suspected arson attack at a former synagogue in east London.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Prosecution documents say that during an interrogation in late January 2025, investigators asked him why someone might commit arson in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

British police say they are investigating whether a group that has claimed responsibility for some of the arson attacks has links to Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Not with the fire department, which would know right away it was arson and dismiss it as another case of pyromania in a neighborhood crawling with firebugs.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez




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