inciting

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Jonathan’s curiosity is piqued, and he slips away from his wife’s side to get to the bottom of why they’re being followed — which is revealed to be the novel’s inciting incident.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The public prosecutor said Monday it was issuing an arrest warrant for the leader of the country's largest union COB, accusing him of terrorism and inciting crime.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Seba, whose real name is Stellio Gilles Robert Capo Chichi, is wanted in Benin on charges of "inciting rebellion" after supporting last year's foiled coup there.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Meanwhile, Apple TV’s series “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” transports the inciting action to San Francisco, whose citizens suffer through the catastrophe known as G-Day, before returning to Japan.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

Aboard the vessel were Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman, two of the most famous and influential of all the anarchists who had been charged with inciting revolution in America.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler