provoked

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In his blog "The Provoked Pedagogue", Mr Price wrote about life working at the high school in Denbigh, north Wales.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2021

Provoked by her guilty look, I slowly pursued her around the room, joined her in a three-way conversation, and politely awaited my moment.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 8, 2019

Provoked by continued resistance, Polk decided that his instructions had been too generous and recalled Trist before he reached an agreement.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

Provoked by that action and his other rantings against the Temple and its caretakers, the authorities arrested Jesus.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2013

Provoked, Galileo embarked on a series of experiments to study floating bodies.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton