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As the episode drew to a close, Rip and Lloyd disposed of Jamie’s body at the train station, and Beth’s husband set fire to Jamie’s car — in Idaho, no less.
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Charlie Mason, TVLine, 15 Dec. 2024
Past United Nations investigations have presented evidence that the military carried out mass rapes, murders, and set fire to villages.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
This time an enemy airplane’s incendiary bullets set fire to the gas bag.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
Coverage suggested that the as yet unidentified arsonists’ plan had been to set fire to various buildings filled with people, divide the authorities’ attention, and then sow further chaos with additional fires, including at the city’s harbor.
—Longreads, 3 Oct. 2024
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Charlie Mason, TVLine, 15 Dec. 2024
Past United Nations investigations have presented evidence that the military carried out mass rapes, murders, and set fire to villages.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
This time an enemy airplane’s incendiary bullets set fire to the gas bag.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
Coverage suggested that the as yet unidentified arsonists’ plan had been to set fire to various buildings filled with people, divide the authorities’ attention, and then sow further chaos with additional fires, including at the city’s harbor.
—Longreads, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Set fire to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20fire%20to. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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