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Boll believes Germany “banned” the film by not assigning it an age rating, fearing it could incite violence, making it unfit for German theatrical release.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

She said it was infuriating that those opposed to rodeos would try to incite fear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

Prosecutors alleged Left used his reputation and social media to incite small price moves for quick profits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

We will block those coming into the UK who seek to incite hatred and violence.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

I said, “They fear a revolt, do they not? “If you mean Mr. Sharpe and the Young Men, indeed, they fear a revolt, though they incite one.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

Bree begins the film desperately wanting gender-affirming surgery, so much so that her urgency incites the film’s madcap mumblecore events.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

"Real Madrid condemns this type of gesture and expression that incites violence and hatred in sports and society."

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

In Eugene: John Belushi’s character Bluto incites the famous “Animal House” food fight at the Erb Memorial Union cafeteria at the University of Oregon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

Throughout the show, we watch a young man contend with rice as if it really is a rare metal, one that first brings great prosperity but soon incites competition and greed.

From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2023

I can see how our words are like fuel that incites him further.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

The measure bars or expels foreigners deemed to have "spread or incited hate messages" against the country or its people.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

While this push to redirect the country’s scientific research has incited alarm, reactions to interventions in the historical humanities have been more muted.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

Speaking after the game, Benfica boss Jose Mourinho said he believed the Brazilian forward had acted disrespectfully and incited the crowd.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026

The man in the tub is the French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat, a journalist and physician who had incited a series of judicial massacres.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025

I no longer had the kind of ugly face that incited horror or pity, but now I was made unremarkable by my passing good looks.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

A Hong Kong court convicted activists Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan of inciting subversion under the territory’s national security law.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Five armed Heathrow airport officers detained the Irish comedy writer on suspicion of inciting hatred under the Public Order Act as he returned from Arizona.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

The inciting conflict simmered for decades, starting in the late 14th century, before erupting into a series of civil wars lasting more than 30 years.

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026

The families of Stephen Oglivie and Henry Nowak have been resolute in demanding that these horrific attacks not be leveraged for inciting disorder—or for terrorizing the U.K.’s many immigrants.

From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026

I was looking for other words for inciting and instigating work, and came upon “to egg on.”

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas