agitator
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Even though she was on her way to becoming a physician herself, and even though she was exhausted and stressed, and stress is a possible agitator for shingles, her doctors didn’t immediately find a diagnosis.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
Cricket Australia's own website said the 27-year-old "got under Australia's skin" and described him as an "Aussie agitator", while South Africa coach Shukri Conrad admitted Breetzke's temperament was a factor in his inclusion.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The agitator never appeared, but the threat left the staff on edge throughout the day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Ilya Ehrenburg, the Soviet writer and propagandist who was considered in Germany to be an inflammatory agitator, emerges in a more nuanced light.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
But when Carrie Chapman Catt went to Nashville to lobby the legislators, the antis treated her as an outside agitator.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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