incited

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Incited by Irma, the sea certainly stomped all over Barbuda, St. Martin, the British Virgin Islands and other parts of the Caribbean.

From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2017

Bereaved and Incited by Malaria “Mary and Martha,” a message film about the devastation caused by malaria, zeros in on a central part of the problem even while being an example of it.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2013

Incited by one of the Society's members, the police had made a raid and discovered evidence incriminating the very executive committee of the puritans.

From Time Magazine Archive

Incited by Count Thurn, several of the most resolute of the delegates, led by the count, proceeded to the palace, and burst into the room where the regency was in session.

From The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

Incited presently by a significant glance, the audacious cardinal said to his Majesty:— "Is it the king's good pleasure to begin the council without waiting for Madame la reine-mere?"

From Catherine De Medici by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott