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Prosecutors alleged Left used his reputation and social media to incite small price moves for quick profits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

And in a brief explosive moment of recognition between their characters, Lane and Abbott incite the Winter Garden Theatre audience into a paroxysm of grief.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

They incite disputes because we live in a world that rewards arguing with undue power.

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026

"Disseminating such materials or inaccurate information can incite public panic and create a false impression of the country's actual situation," Shamsi said.

From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026

“I think you should be very careful, Jeremie. Father Aristide is for too outspoken. The role of the church is to promote peace, not to incite violence.”

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple

Bree begins the film desperately wanting gender-affirming surgery, so much so that her urgency incites the film’s madcap mumblecore events.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

"Real Madrid condemns this type of gesture and expression that incites violence and hatred in sports and society."

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

In Eugene: John Belushi’s character Bluto incites the famous “Animal House” food fight at the Erb Memorial Union cafeteria at the University of Oregon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

Throughout the show, we watch a young man contend with rice as if it really is a rare metal, one that first brings great prosperity but soon incites competition and greed.

From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2023

I can see how our words are like fuel that incites him further.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

The measure bars or expels foreigners deemed to have "spread or incited hate messages" against the country or its people.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Speaking after the game, Benfica boss Jose Mourinho said he believed the Brazilian forward had acted disrespectfully and incited the crowd.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026

The man in the tub is the French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat, a journalist and physician who had incited a series of judicial massacres.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025

Their passion incited a change of the film’s ending, and in turn, one of the all-time great professions of love ever captured on film — a change of fate, right at the stroke of midnight.

From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2025

Perhaps he was afraid he would be held responsible for her escape, afraid the master would think John had incited her to run away.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

Officially they were convicted under the national-security law for inciting subversion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Acme conspicuously sets the plot’s inciting actions in 1992—the same year Warner Bros. officially merged its entertainment operations with those of Time Inc., making for one of the largest media houses in the world.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

When that will happen remains to be seen, but Langione said recent factors, including public market interest in the technology and a hangover from their lack of AI readiness, are inciting enterprise investments this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

During the trial, in footage played in court, TV presenter Reggie Yates could be heard saying: "If people are saying we're inciting it, then maybe we should call it a night."

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

“Will you kindly leave? You are inciting my mother.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole