provocateur
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Mr. Gervais, whose eagerness to offend has made him something of a polarizing comic commodity, isn’t doing anything here that will damage his brand as a provocateur.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Until, that is, the play’s rather retrograde climax, when the playwright’s provocateur wildness goes limp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Philips is one of India's best-known - and most polarising - doctors online: admired by supporters as a fearless champion of evidence-based medicine, reviled by critics as an attention-seeking provocateur.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
An opinion poll last week showed One Nation, for decades a fringe group led by provocateur Pauline Hanson, had become the country's most popular party.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
With him, the composer as agent provocateur had arrived.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
It also said the flotilla was serving "professional provocateurs".
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host turned popular right-wing podcaster, recently announced he is teaming up with Skyhorse Publishing to release books by a familiar cast of provocateurs.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 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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