provocation

Example Sentences

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A disclaimer in Jeffrey Epstein’s email signature was a provocation as much as a warning: The contents of this message “may constitute inside information.”

From The Wall Street Journal

She could snap with very little provocation, as you know.

From Literature

This provocation sets the narrative in motion, framed by Garbus’ choice to illustrate the children’s ambitions by animating them as pieces on a game board modeled after Monopoly.

From Salon

The South Korean military is ready to "respond overwhelmingly to any provocation," JCS added.

From Barron's

Nilsson-Wright said leader Kim Jong Un is unlikely to "exploit these changes" but other observers believe there is still some risk that he could test the South with small provocations.

From BBC