agitation
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Elliott’s intervention follows decades of dealmaking and investor agitation involving LSEG, including failed tie-ups with exchange operators in Canada, Germany and Hong Kong, and the purchase of Bloomberg competitor Refinitiv.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
The possible significance of interventions from Washington remains unclear, but Boily said: "It's certain that the agitation south of the border has an impact on what is happening in Alberta."
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
As originally built it did not include a place of worship, but a large donation by a vicar and the agitation of some faithful fellows saw plans approved.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026
Other behavioral traits, such as agitation or anxiety, did not show the same association.
From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2025
As I explain our situation, his initial agitation mysteriously ebbs.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing agitation
Theodore Roosevelt on "The Man with the Muck Rake" (1906)
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