provoked
Example Sentences
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Beale’s attempt to modernize Lloyd’s culture and technology provoked a “complete backlash right from the beginning,” including a stream of hostile emails and letters, she said.
The long-term rise in beef prices has provoked market participants into a spate of finger-pointing, not all of which is groundless.
From Los Angeles Times
This provoked yelps from technocrats who said it was impractical and superfluous.
The rampage, which came after another deadly attack at a Christmas market in Berlin in 2016, provoked a heated debate about the security of the festive installations.
From Barron's
It's not clear what exactly provoked them, as Ferrari did not say.
From BBC
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