provocation
Example Sentences
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Now it’s a provocation by two former NBA players, Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White, who say they identify as women and wish to join the league.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Finally, we offer this series as a provocation: So many of you have spent the past year attending No Kings protests, at which you embodied, physically, what it means to reject monarchical power.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
Mbappe was targeted from the start but kept his cool and reacted to Paraguay's provocation by laughing off their tactics on the pitch.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
These things are hilarious because screenwriters Christina Friel and Connor Wright clearly approached the script by trying to make everything legitimately funny, instead of assuming that provocation immediately equates to humor.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Tal persisted in his provocation, though, and Fischer lost their third game as well.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing provocation
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr.
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