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agitation

[aj-i-tay-shuhn] / ˌædʒ ɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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This year Baum travelled to Germany to talk about his family's experience of antisemitic persecution and to warn against far-right agitation, including at anti-AfD protests.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

He warned that the protesters' agitation should not be politicised and also reiterated his promise to take action to deliver justice.

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

Throwing his arms up in the air in agitation, he laughed, then turned to Mother.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

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 panel wrote.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 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

Millions of separate and precise agitations bombarded her senses.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan


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