provocation
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China, they said, still wanted to keep communications open with Washington, and avoid unnecessary provocation - a markedly different approach to Russia's.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
That said, a few words readily available would help connect the dots without undermining the provocation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Three years on, the Purosangue remains an astonishing presence on any street, a provocation, an outrage, a moral panic—indeed, sire, very like a Ferrari.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
It would be easy to take Emma’s confession as a simple cinematic provocation.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
The art of provocation was unknown to me, and I would sit with his map upon my lap, the wind blowing my dull, lanky hair, happy in his silence yet eager for his words.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Vocabulary lists containing provocation
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr.
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