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Eating healthily does not require the adoption of rigid diets that undermine the joy of eating and provoke their own anxiety.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

"It is defended precisely when those opinions disturb or provoke disagreement, provided that they form part of democratic debate, as is the case across all of our media outlets."

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

Refn: How to provoke the soul is through stillness and silence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

"They were going to come at us hard, commit fouls, and try to provoke us," added the defender, a Premier League winner with Arsenal.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

This theory is bound to provoke a variety of reactions, ranging from disbelief to revulsion, and a variety of objections, ranging from the quotidian to the moral.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Truly creative and inspiring art undermines that goal, because it provokes responses like empathy and critical thinking in audiences — which gets in the way of authoritarian domination.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

But whether they found it indispensable or utterly disgusting, it was clear that ranch provokes strong opinions, which is essential for success in the attention economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

For the past decade or so, there has been an international football star whose name provokes a smile of recognition among residents of a south of Scotland town.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

The worry "is that the tariff threat provokes retaliatory actions by the EU, triggering a new trade war," said Briefing.com analyst Patrick O'Hare.

From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026

After years of threats and insane posturing, it’s Fox’s early cancellation of Bunker that provokes North Korea’s supreme leader to action.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

“It provoked great discussions about death, afterlife, religion in general and great character studies.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Britain grew faster than the U.S. in the second quarter, despite the heightened uncertainty provoked by the war in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

In fact, the entire stock market could be best described as a casino that incentivizes absurd growth like the historic tech bubble provoked by the spread of artificial intelligence.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

"This is not Egypt's war and we will not be provoked," the official said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

The mention of Conococheague Creek provoked waves of sarcasm from incredulous congressmen: “Enquiries will be made,” observed one Massachusetts member, “where in the name of common sense is Connogochque?”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Keitel’s Feraud keeps provoking the feud; Carradine’s D’Hubert recognizes its madness but remains too bound by the same code of honor to walk away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Known as an “urchin” bait, the lure is dominating professional competitions, sparking a rush of imitators and provoking shelf-clearing buying frenzies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

It said such devices contributed to higher atmospheric pollution of nitrogen oxides that are suspected of "provoking the development of respiratory diseases in humans".

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

A giant new hospital being built in the Brittany city of Nantes for example will have air-conditioning in only half its rooms, provoking the wrath of medical trade unions.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

“I think if anyone was doing the provoking, it was Drew,” I said.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan