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agitation

[aj-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌædʒ ɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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Even after multiple rounds of talks and the government accepting several demands, protesters say the agitation will continue until all their demands are met.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

The chain has experienced other problems as well, including remodels that backfired, agitation among activist investors and same-store sales that have wobbled over Masino’s three-year tenure.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Players are grumbly, about prize money and the length of the season, and the punishing heat in the early European summer has only raised their agitation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Moving patients with Alzheimer’s disease, he said, is associated with “behavioral destabilization, increased agitation, accelerated functional decline and a higher likelihood of acute care utilization.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

But the faster pace slowed the agitation in my brain.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

Most are believed to originate from the distant, icy reaches of the solar system where gravitational agitations sometimes push them toward the sun — an interaction that transforms them into gorgeous cosmic objects.

From New York Times Jan. 20, 2023

Amid all his witty agitations and narcissistic machinations, Marvel’s Loki, as played by Tom Hiddleston, helped his eponymous Disney+ series land as the most watched of Marvel Studios’ freshman television lineup.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2022

The comment comes against the backdrop of recent agitations from employees at several technology companies.

From Reuters Jun. 2, 2022

"What is not religiously made obligatory therefore cannot be made a quintessential aspect of the religion through public agitations or by the passionate arguments in courts," the order said.

From BBC Mar. 16, 2022

Having been frequently in company with him since her return, agitation was pretty well over; the agitations of former partiality entirely so.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen




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