provocative
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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
Paul Kedrosky was interviewed Friday on the financial podcast the Meb Faber Show, and he offered some troubling observations and provocative predictions about the development of AI technologies.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
In “Fed Up,” he takes us on a provocative journey in pursuit of the definitive art of eating and humankind’s optimal menu.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
When I ask about killing their fellow countrymen on the battlefield, Sergei calls the question "provocative" and does not want to answer.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
I’ll never convince anyone of anything if I'm trying to be provocative.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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