provocateur
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Philips is one of India's best-known - and most polarising - doctors online: admired by supporters as a fearless champion of evidence-based medicine, reviled by critics as an attention-seeking provocateur.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
An opinion poll last week showed One Nation, for decades a fringe group led by provocateur Pauline Hanson, had become the country's most popular party.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Reed, who died at his home in New York Tuesday at 87, was a provocateur, a bomb thrower.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
The label, called Tucker Carlson Books, is launching with a slate of tomes by high-profile authors, many of whom are controversial, including actor and comedian Russell Brand and media provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
With him, the composer as agent provocateur had arrived.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Police said they had detained hundreds of people in connection with last week's march on parliament, including 65 on suspicion of being "provocateurs".
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Alongside Puerto Rican provocateurs like Young Miko and Villano Antillano, La Cruz has continued to queer the heteronormative urbano space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
The prime minister added that he had instructed Israeli authorities to "deport the provocateurs as soon as possible".
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host turned popular right-wing podcaster, recently announced he is teaming up with Skyhorse Publishing to release books by a familiar cast of provocateurs.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2026
The government also infiltrated spies and agents provocateurs into the organization.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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