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agitator

[aj-i-tay-ter] / ˈædʒ ɪˌteɪ tər /


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The agitator never appeared, but the threat left the staff on edge throughout the day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

“I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work. I don’t let bullies win,” she said.

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2026

In a statement on X, Omar said: "I'm ok. I'm a survivor so this small agitator isn't going to intimidate me from doing my work. I don't let bullies win."

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026

Notorious far-right agitator Tommy Robinson and misogynist influencer Andrew Tate, who faces court cases in Britain and Romania, hail from the town, where about a third of residents are Muslim.

From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025

Then my father smiled and winked at the crowd as if it were a huge joke that the agitator should be calling my father names while my father was right there behind him.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz




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