provocateur
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You may also know him as an online provocateur, sharp and self-aware.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Mungiu’s prickly, nonjudgmental studies of human behavior have sometimes led him to be branded as a provocateur.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Media provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for allegedly overstaying his visa, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The self-styled provocateur has called himself the "most fabulous supervillain on the internet".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Coleman is a classicist who studied at Oxford and a former consultant for McKinsey & Company who clearly enjoys his role as a provocateur.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
Alongside Puerto Rican provocateurs like Young Miko and Villano Antillano, La Cruz has continued to queer the heteronormative urbano space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
It also said the flotilla was serving "professional provocateurs".
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
There were no reports of violence or disorder, contrary to Fico's warnings this week that provocateurs would encourage demonstrators to attack public buildings, causing a police reaction leading to bigger protests.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2025
Colleges have cited property damage, outside provocateurs, antisemitic expressions or just failures to heed warnings as reasons to clear encampments and arrest students.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2024
The government also infiltrated spies and agents provocateurs into the organization.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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