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foment

[foh-ment] / foʊˈmɛnt /


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Never has the U.S. managed to foment regime change from the air alone.

From The Wall Street Journal

They can inflame internal and external tensions and foment uncertainty.

From Barron's

They can inflame internal and external tensions and foment uncertainty.

From Barron's

What I didn’t anticipate was how hard it is to fill all the void, how the loss of work anxiety would foment a new anxiety.

From The Wall Street Journal

The paranoia and fear fomented by the sweeping immigration crackdown in the Midwestern state has led many migrants -- both those with legal status and those without -- to shelter at home, campaigners say.

From Barron's