instigator

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

He is desperate not to be the instigator, or author, of another blast of extraordinary turbulence in British politics.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026

"It potentially acts as an instigator of early Alzheimer's pathology."

From Science Daily ● Dec. 22, 2025

But whether it is an unexpected jump in claims costs or lower premiums that are the instigator, the upshot is that auto-insurance underwriting might now be past its peak profitability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025

He was a fast picker in the rows and a joyful instigator outside of them; he brought both kinds of dexterity to this night.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

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

In the meeting, he promised the "entire state apparatus" was "fully mobilised to track down the perpetrators and instigators of this violence and put them out of action", according to French media reports.

From BBC ● May 27, 2025

School officials also have “spoken to Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón,” he said, “to solicit his help in ensuring that the instigators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2024

In 2012, several further studies corroborated these initial findings, strengthening the links between these variants of mental illness and family histories and deepening questions about their etiology, epidemiology, triggers, and instigators.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee