agitator
Example Sentences
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The DHS officials have said that demonstrators were repeatedly warned to leave federal property, and they have described Black as an agitator.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 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
Within hours, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection officials released a familiar statement: an agent, they said, had acted in lawful self-defense against an armed and violent agitator.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026
Notorious far-right agitator Tommy Robinson and misogynist influencer Andrew Tate, who faces court cases in Britain and Romania, hail from the town, where about a third of residents are Muslim.
From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025
To downplay accusations of being an outside agitator, she ran her operation out of her hotel room, offering direction to state and local suffragists.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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