provocation

Example Sentences

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A disclaimer in Jeffrey Epstein’s email signature was a provocation as much as a warning: The contents of this message “may constitute inside information.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

This provocation sets the narrative in motion, framed by Garbus’ choice to illustrate the children’s ambitions by animating them as pieces on a game board modeled after Monopoly.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

At the end of March, US Vice President JD Vance made an uninvited visit to Greenland that was widely seen as a provocation both on the island and in Copenhagen.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

Algorithms engineered for sameness and profit have effectively sidelined provocation.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

It was a composure born of extreme provocation.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy