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agitator

[aj-i-tey-ter] / ˈædʒ ɪˌteɪ tər /


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The DHS officials have said that demonstrators were repeatedly warned to leave federal property, and they have described Black as an agitator.

From Salon Apr. 6, 2026

One possible approach is buying the stock when the agitator is first making noise and then selling if the target company finally gives in to an activist’s demands.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

In a statement on X, Omar said: "I'm ok. I'm a survivor so this small agitator isn't going to intimidate me from doing my work. I don't let bullies win."

From BBC Jan. 27, 2026

Ilya Ehrenburg, the Soviet writer and propagandist who was considered in Germany to be an inflammatory agitator, emerges in a more nuanced light.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 24, 2025

A big agitator twisted back and forth, making the entire machine dance around on the cement patio.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




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