incendiary
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U.S. incendiary attacks on Tokyo didn’t force Japan’s surrender, which only occurred after the U.S. went beyond conventional airstrikes and dropped two nuclear bombs on Japan five months later.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
“Everybody Knows” was Harper’s 2023 incendiary take on Hollywood fixers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 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
The variety of arrows—razor sharp, incendiary, explosive—turn the bow into a multipurpose weapon.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing incendiary
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