provocation
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And sure, the America-backing crowd delivers fevered chants of “USA! USA!” at any provocation.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026
Thousands took part in Tuesday's demonstration following a week of action that President Claudia Sheinbaum has called a "provocation."
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
At the rapidly expanding AI on the Lot conference in Culver City, the “Taxi Driver” scripter mixed provocation and unease as he contemplated Hollywood’s future.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
A painter who early on shifted into conceptual provocation with his ‘Readymades’—including, infamously, a urinal—the French artist gets his first retrospective in the U.S. in more than 50 years.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
Rachel, who sighted imaginary snakes at the least provocation, said, “Jeez oh man,” rolled her eyes, and announced her plan to pass the next twelve months in bed.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing provocation
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr.
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