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Prosecutors alleged Combs’ co-conspirators set fire to Individual-1’s vehicle about two weeks later, in which the co-conspirators allegedly cut open the top of the convertible and dropped a Molotov cocktail inside.
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Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
In Rock Springs, Wyoming Territory in 1885, white miners attacked Chinese miners and set fire to their homes, killing an estimated 28 people.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 21 May 2025
Nazis set fire to synagogues — including the one attended by Lowell and her family — and vandalized thousands of Jewish homes and businesses, igniting a wave of violence that killed nearly 100 Jews and led to the arrests and deportations of thousands more.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
The arrests came amid calls from some Palestinian social media accounts to set fire to Israeli property in the midst of the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF) ongoing operations in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
In Rock Springs, Wyoming Territory in 1885, white miners attacked Chinese miners and set fire to their homes, killing an estimated 28 people.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 21 May 2025
Nazis set fire to synagogues — including the one attended by Lowell and her family — and vandalized thousands of Jewish homes and businesses, igniting a wave of violence that killed nearly 100 Jews and led to the arrests and deportations of thousands more.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
The arrests came amid calls from some Palestinian social media accounts to set fire to Israeli property in the midst of the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF) ongoing operations in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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“Set fire to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20fire%20to. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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