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Boll believes Germany “banned” the film by not assigning it an age rating, fearing it could incite violence, making it unfit for German theatrical release.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 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

"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

The suggestion is that rates are very close to what is known as their neutral level - neither high enough to tame inflation pressures or low enough to incite them.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026

Opera, the Vatican thought, was likely to incite immoral behaviour.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

"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

While the fruit incites revulsion at first, it eventually becomes an object of affection among the family portrayed in the film.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2024

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

While this push to redirect the country’s scientific research has incited alarm, reactions to interventions in the historical humanities have been more muted.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 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

In a late night statement, India's federal home ministry blamed Mr Wangchuk, who'd been on hunger strike, for the unrest, alleging he had incited the mob by making provocative statements.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025

I no longer had the kind of ugly face that incited horror or pity, but now I was made unremarkable by my passing good looks.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

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

The inciting accident itself closely mirrors the Chappaquiddick incident.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

The families of Stephen Oglivie and Henry Nowak have been resolute in demanding that these horrific attacks not be leveraged for inciting disorder—or for terrorizing the U.K.’s many immigrants.

From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026

Jonathan’s curiosity is piqued, and he slips away from his wife’s side to get to the bottom of why they’re being followed — which is revealed to be the novel’s inciting incident.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

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

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole