inflammatory
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If a Supreme Court justice did so, it would be inflammatory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
And if a writer or filmmaker wants to make a splash, tossing out an inflammatory opinion aimed at a peer is a surefire shortcut.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
Depending on the approach, researchers observed reductions in inflammatory measures and improvements in several aging-related outcomes, including physical frailty, inflammation in the brain and performance on cognitive tasks.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
Dahlia Lithwick: Justice Kagan is almost the most careful of all the sitting justices not to say anything polemical, or partisan, or inflammatory.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
Anthony was right: Stanton’s inflammatory text angered the membership of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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