incited

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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

Villarreal: Was there a moment or an experience that incited this idea for you?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2025

The attacks were growing worse, and my refusal to react incited Nealson into coining more absurd phrases.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright