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arson

[ahr-suhn] / ˈɑr sən /
NOUN
intentional burning
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That same month, Slovak authorities said they thwarted a planned arson attack on a Ukrainian drone factory there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Rouhi Fattouh, president of the Palestinian National Council, described the arson attack on the mosque as "a barbaric act and a dangerous escalation in settler terrorism".

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Earlier this year the Brits identified an arson wave targeting U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

In a separate development on Friday, Poland's prosecutors opened an investigation in what they said was an arson attack on a Starlink satellite station in Wola Krobowska on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 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

Jane Lee from the Keighley Civic Society has previously called for more security measures at the mill to prevent further trespass and arsons.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2024

Local media quoting the Charleroi prosecutor’s office said the investigation has not established a link between the six arsons so far.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2023

There were 18 reports of arson for 2022, twice the total of 2021 and 61% higher than the 11 arsons reported in 2018.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2022

He thinks the person responsible could have been one of those detained last month in a string of arsons in North Hollywood, or possibly someone evicted from the house in the flyer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2022

On Mars there are no murders, arsons, robberies, forgeries, slanders, and other crimes and misdeeds, for they have progressed beyond them.

From A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead by C. G. (Carl Gustaf) Helleberg


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