provocation
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Earlier prestige dramas also enjoyed a common coming of age somewhat before what I'll call the Age of Provocation, defined by short attention spans and fiery sentiment churned by the whitewater rush of social media.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2022
Provocation was a risk worth running, but a real risk:
From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2018
Provocation aside, von Notz had a larger point to make about the way nationalist movements exploit popular culture.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 18, 2017
But look: I mean McLaren's brilliant at the Theatre of Provocation, didn't he set all this up?
From The Guardian • May 29, 2012
The papers of July 3, under the heading of "Provocation by the Serbian Minister," falsely described the incident.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers by Churchill, Allen L. (Allen Leon)
Vocabulary lists containing provocation
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr.
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