agitation
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Some Fairhopians floated the idea that, like much of the rest of Alabama, the city operates with an old boys’ club mentality, intolerant of outside agitation like a No Kings protest.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
"The beginning of so much of the agitation and really getting things moving is very much from the East Riding, from Bridlington," Neave adds.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
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
Her agitation grew as she listed the indignities, but then she inhaled and pressed her lips together as if trying to compose herself.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Vocabulary lists containing agitation
Theodore Roosevelt on "The Man with the Muck Rake" (1906)
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