foment

Six weeks earlier, Brown had raided the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, in what was then Virginia, aiming to foment a slave insurrection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

When such state threats are systematized, they can foment a broader climate of fear, self-censorship and conformity.

From Salon ● May 28, 2026

They can inflame internal and external tensions and foment uncertainty.

From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026

Those contests, like many others, involved months of trash-talking on both sides, and often foment internal warfare.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025

Even as Tisquantum attempted to foment Indian distrust of Massasoit, he told the colonists that Massasoit was going to double-cross them by leading a joint attack on Plymouth with the Narragansett.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

The text of the newly proposed Bill C-34 lists seven categories of "harmful content", which includes material bullying a child, or that foments hatred, or incites violence.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

Chris Evans, Captain America himself, stars as the leader of the underclass, who foments a revolution that results in disturbing revelations about those around them.

From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2024

There, sharing a theatre stage with a dozen other religious representatives, he urged all religions to live in harmony and shun ideological fundamentalism that foments violence.

From Reuters ● Sep. 3, 2023

In practice, the movement spreads falsehoods and foments conspiracy theories about evolution.

From Scientific American ● May 12, 2023

It agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms; kindles the animosity of one part against another; foments, occasionally, riot and insurrection.

From Key-Notes of American Liberty Comprising the most important speeches, proclamations, and acts of Congress, from the foundation of the government to the present time by Various

The paranoia and fear fomented by the sweeping immigration crackdown in the Midwestern state has led many migrants -- both those with legal status and those without -- to shelter at home, campaigners say.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

But it’s the lack of transparency and the 11-month delay in reporting the reading that has fomented community mistrust and raised questions regarding the military’s competency to safely clean up the polluted shipyard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025

Ms. Nadell is convincing that anti-Israel movements have fomented antisemitism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025

The horrific images that have emerged from the area during these hellish recent months have fomented a sea change in the dialogue around it.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2025

Lander’s rhetoric inflamed passions; he fomented rebellion; he was too uppity to allow to run free.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

The sheer reach of the Cyclospora parasite indicates other contributors at play, and despite expert recommendations to the contrary, it’s already fomenting a mild panic over produce.

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

This is a reference to Greece, which is being accused by some of the protesters of fomenting the trouble.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Paz's government accuses Morales, who attempted a comeback last year despite being wanted on charges of trafficking a minor, of fomenting the current unrest.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

Al-Sharaa accused Israel of fomenting internal divisions and said Al-Hijri’s call for international intervention was unacceptable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2025

Mom is fomenting her own brand of anarchy closer to home.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García