provocative
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In a separate speech at the space conference, ACM Smyth added that "unfortunately we are seeing more and more irresponsible and provocative actions from our adversaries".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Still, Foley, whose provocative reads include “The Guest List” and “The Paris Apartment,” had to follow ground rules for the conservative Miss Marple: The character couldn’t be young.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
That trend has prompted researchers to investigate a provocative possibility: Are younger generations accumulating biological damage more quickly, causing their bodies to age faster than expected?
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Only months after the attacks, Spike Lee took on 9/11 with a boldness that only 15 years of provocative filmmaking — and a lifetime of loving New York — could sharpen into an artist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The article, which also included provocative material, caused a sensation, coloring many of the interview questions that would be fired at Bobby for years after.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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