agitation
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"The Propaganda and Agitation Department played a significantly important role in orchestrating a series of processes that naturally transferred respect for Kim Il Sung to Kim Jong Un," Cheong says.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Agitation, on the other hand—the sort of I-told-ya-so infighting, finger-pointing, and disenchantment which followed Sunday’s rude playoff dismissal by San Francisco?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
She is the vice director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department at the Korean Workers’ Party, as well as a member of the State Affairs Commission, North Korea’s top decision-making authority.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2025
Agitation and civil war persisted until 672, when King Temmu and Jito, his wife and later successor, came to the throne and initiated the Taika Reforms.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Agitation like this will only hinder the hunt.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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Theodore Roosevelt on "The Man with the Muck Rake" (1906)
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