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provoker





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Pundit and eager discourse provoker Matt Yglesias has made a mission of reporting bogus paper tags in D.C., which is plagued by bad drivers from neighboring Maryland and Virginia.

From Slate Apr. 25, 2023

For his part, Mr Wilcox, the simian provoker and professor, thinks the movement is related to the decline of the traditional family unit.

From Economist Jun. 16, 2016

Robin – as in Hood – is a college dropout and provoker of accidents.

From The Guardian Jan. 20, 2013

This show is not conceived as a historical statement, but rather as a provoker of curiosity, and as such it thoroughly succeeds.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Because you are a great thief," said the Houssa officer, "a provoker of war and a dealer in slaves."

From Sanders of the River by Edgar Wallace




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