instigator
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It’s not clear who was the instigator when, several months ago, Amanda Ponce got into an altercation with a fellow resident at a Boyle Heights homeless housing site.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
According to their coach, Romain Haguenauer, this change of music was the result of behind-the-scenes manipulation -- the instigator allegedly an American judge, a compatriot of Chock and Bates.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
When asked by Bloomberg TV about reporting that he was an instigator in the probe, Pulte said the Justice Department and its investigation into Powell is outside of his purview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
"It potentially acts as an instigator of early Alzheimer's pathology."
From Science Daily ● Dec. 22, 2025
Helen, once a peripheral figure in these discussions, became the epicenter, instigator, and protagonist.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
Loyalist commanders estimate there were half-a-dozen coup instigators and perhaps 40 eager co-conspirators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
Intervention by the governor and community mediation efforts restored a fragile peace to the area, but the instigators of the violence remain at large.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
But LeBron James, one of the instigators during that stretch, missed three point-blank looks at the basket with the Lakers needing to be perfect to have a real chance at a comeback.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2025
Because the companies are folding to these baseless accusations, the instigators of these hunts have become emboldened, he said.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2025
We spread ourselves out, made our presence known to the main instigators.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
