antagonize
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The plan could result in putting more U.S. troops closer to the Russian border, an outcome likely to antagonize Moscow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
The former official asked not to be named because they work in public health and don’t want to antagonize the current administration.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
As was the lesson of “Saltburn,” never antagonize a minion.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
Which prompts the question: Why would companies that in theory couldn’t afford to antagonize their customers take this tack anyway?
From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025
Gaston, her husband, took care not to antagonize her, although since that fatal noon when he got off the train he realized that his wife's determination had been provoked by a nostalgic mirage.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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