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Mr. Gibbs, a bassist, had already earned a reputation as a singular player whose dazzling technique and breadth of influences helped foment more than one musical revolution in New York City.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

They can inflame internal and external tensions and foment uncertainty.

From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026

Those contests, like many others, involved months of trash-talking on both sides, and often foment internal warfare.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025

The aim is to tackle disinformation and hate speech that can foment unrest and radicalise people.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025

Also, some growers’ associations, threatened by the return of interned farmers, had been using the war as a way to foment hostile feelings in the major farming areas.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

The text of the newly proposed Bill C-34 lists seven categories of "harmful content", which includes material bullying a child, or that foments hatred, or incites violence.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

There, sharing a theatre stage with a dozen other religious representatives, he urged all religions to live in harmony and shun ideological fundamentalism that foments violence.

From Reuters ● Sep. 3, 2023

In practice, the movement spreads falsehoods and foments conspiracy theories about evolution.

From Scientific American ● May 12, 2023

Its rhythms are meditative and soothing, and the tradition of a weaving circle foments community and creativity.

From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2016

He is still further alarmed, that Elizabeth foments the wartegeux, and assists underhand the discontented.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Disraeli, Isaac

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 ● Jan. 30, 2026

Ms. Nadell is convincing that anti-Israel movements have fomented antisemitism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025

The horrific images that have emerged from the area during these hellish recent months have fomented a sea change in the dialogue around it.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2025

Sure, there’s the existential dread fomented by these trying times that makes contemplating the present and future near impossible on most days that end with "y."

From Salon ● May 27, 2024

Lander’s rhetoric inflamed passions; he fomented rebellion; he was too uppity to allow to run free.

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

This is a reference to Greece, which is being accused by some of the protesters of fomenting the trouble.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Paz's government accuses Morales, who attempted a comeback last year despite being wanted on charges of trafficking a minor, of fomenting the current unrest.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

What I would say to people is if they can’t show you the evidence for the proposition that they’re fomenting, then you should not listen to them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

Al-Sharaa accused Israel of fomenting internal divisions and said Al-Hijri’s call for international intervention was unacceptable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2025

Mom is fomenting her own brand of anarchy closer to home.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García