provoked

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Her death provoked widespread public grief and anger over the continued activity of paramilitary groups, which plagued the province during three decades of sectarian violence known as the Troubles.

From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026

Christophe Sanson, who calls himself the Noise Lawyer, said his firm has more than 100 cases involving air conditioning systems that have provoked legal wars, a sharp increase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Unsurprisingly people began to link the bomb to the controversial Thai decision the month before to forcibly repatriate 109 Uyghur men to China, which provoked angry protests by Uyghur sympathisers in countries like Turkey.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

South Korea hit e-commerce giant Coupang with a record $408 million fine Thursday over a leak that allegedly exposed more than 30 million customers' data and has provoked the ire of US lawmakers.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

This imbalance provoked criticism for its promotion of the belief that all chess players are seriously addled.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady