thought-provoking

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In our bizarro world, the “Zootopia” franchise serves as a vehicle for thought-provoking subjects disseminated by way of colorful anthropomorphic animals.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Italy's problems on that front are currently on display at the Museum of the Patriarchy, a thought-provoking new exhibition in Rome.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

But I was also told something else that was thought-provoking by a Silicon Valley figure - that it doesn't matter whether there really is a bubble or if it bursts.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

Yet in “Mexico: A 500-Year History,” Mr. Gillingham offers a vibrant and thought-provoking account.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's Showboat of 1927 was a turning point in this respect, demonstrating what a well-written, clearly structured musical with a thought-provoking plot could be.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall