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agitator

[aj-i-tey-ter] / ˈædʒ ɪˌteɪ tər /


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One possible approach is buying the stock when the agitator is first making noise and then selling if the target company finally gives in to an activist’s demands.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

In a statement on X, Omar said: "I'm ok. I'm a survivor so this small agitator isn't going to intimidate me from doing my work. I don't let bullies win."

From BBC Jan. 27, 2026

Ilya Ehrenburg, the Soviet writer and propagandist who was considered in Germany to be an inflammatory agitator, emerges in a more nuanced light.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 24, 2025

Solomon: Jim Hightower said it's the agitator that gets the dirt out in the washing machine.

From Salon May 27, 2025

Ross was typical of the effective, street agitator.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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