provoking

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Provoking anxiety is sort of the default mode for talking about climate change, but is this the best way to discuss people trying to move out of harm's way?

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2023

Provoking questions around voice, visibility and cartography, Wilson’s works suggest fluid narratives of place, diaspora, cultural heritage and the intersections of individual and communal identity.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2021

In a humble, single-story brick building, three blocks from downtown McMinnville’s wine-tasting rooms and cafes, staffers and volunteers of a recovery center called Provoking Hope help the casualties.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2021

Provoking an outcry here from many Chinese teens, the changes task gaming companies with limiting online games for under 18s to just three hours a week.

From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2021

Provoking and tiresome she certainly was, but she had a merry spirit.

From The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Howard, Velma Swanston