agitator

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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

Passion is the great agitator of social norms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Dan Timmer, who drove down that morning from Iowa City, where he was visiting family, joked he was coming in from the big city to be an agitator.

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2025

A big agitator twisted back and forth, making the entire machine dance around on the cement patio.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls