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Fears of possible US military action continued to rile the region.

From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026

The 20-year-old rapper ian draws millions of listeners and has managed to rile up the internet in a way few rappers do.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

“I’ve never seen him to be vulgar. I’ve never seen him be disrespectful or rile people up against the law enforcement or ICE. No, he simply informs. The guy is a good man.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025

It’s certainly possible that this is ragebait—a confession so calculatedly oblivious to its own evil that it can’t possibly be true, its only goal to rile up outrage for internet points.

From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2024

For once, my short-tempered answer did not rile her.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Lalas, never timid about a brash, attention-seeking rant, riles up TV audiences in a way that makes Stephen A. Smith resemble Mr. Rogers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Another ploy that is not against the rules - but riles up many - is the underarm serve.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2025

“It is the kind of thing that riles people up, and that makes our situation in Arizona and other states more dangerous,” he said.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2024

“Anyone who does political material is very brave. It’s a hot button thing. Brent is hitting it and hitting it. It riles people up and makes them watch. It’s a lot smarter than people think.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2023

I scowl at him, but scowling at him only ever riles him up.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

SAN FRANCISCO—Like much of the tech world, startup founder Quinn Slack was riled up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

As avid viewer Ziya M, posting on X just two days after the show's premiere, put it: "Jonasi has the whole nation riled up, external."

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

I’ve been meeting quite a lot of millennials and younger people on promo these past few days, and they’re riled.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

Or you can get riled up with impatience, jealousy and/or dismay with a self-confessed couple who has everything, including $6 million set aside for retirement, and still want advice.

From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026

Everyone is all riled up and I don’t even know how this all happened.

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

And Mainers have spoken about his talent for riling up a crowd with an uncommon magnetism.

From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026

But posts like these no longer seem to be riling up Gen Z.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

Miracle flights are also riling flight crews, who often have to work late because of the delays–and aren’t paid overtime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025

Hogan is a professional wrestler, an expert at riling up crowds over nonsense.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2024

My butterflies, their wings inky red, flap furiously, riling up a storm.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam