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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

It should be a tastemaker and thought provoker.

From Time Magazine Archive

The man who, though sought to be angered, rejoices without yielding to anger, taketh away from the provoker all his merits.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli




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