agitate
Example Sentences
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Torres captured the broader institutional despair bluntly when he admitted he lacked confidence in regulators but felt there was “no choice but to agitate for accountability.”
From Salon • May 9, 2026
They are notorious goons, despised virtually everywhere for their ability to agitate, aggrieve and annoy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
Lai previously told visitors there would be "no surprises" in his national day address, in a bid to reassure them that he would not do anything further to agitate Beijing.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024
Some food and beverage workers, many who worked alongside the unionized hospitality workers employed by Hotel Figueroa, started to agitate to also form a union and gain similar rights.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2024
“Are you two figuring you’re going to agitate? Resist?”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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