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agitator

[aj-i-tey-ter] / ˈædʒ ɪˌteɪ tər /


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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

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

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

I marked the position of the voice by ear now, turning so that I could see Maceo, the agitator, and the customers blocking the door.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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