provocative
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She also has a much longer and more provocative posting history that was uncovered during the course of the campaign, though she has said she’s “grown considerably” since posting those tweets.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026
It was widely regarded as a deliberately provocative and inflammatory act and one of the sparks that lit the second Palestinian intifada, or uprising, also known as the al-Aqsa intifada.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Finally, be wary of “rage bait” — intentionally provocative messages or content designed to boost engagement on social media platforms by eliciting negative reactions.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 16, 2026
Lately, Schrader has emerged as one of Hollywood’s more provocative public voices on AI.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
She had been brought up around plenty of cursing, and knew every word and provocative construction, but since she’d become a mother, since she’d converted, she hadn’t sworn more than once or twice.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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