agitation

Example Sentences

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It was doubly bold, because Seaver was a clean-cut former Marine not given to agitation, and the World Series hadn’t even started.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Elliott’s intervention follows decades of dealmaking and investor agitation involving LSEG, including failed tie-ups with exchange operators in Canada, Germany and Hong Kong, and the purchase of Bloomberg competitor Refinitiv.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The possible significance of interventions from Washington remains unclear, but Boily said: "It's certain that the agitation south of the border has an impact on what is happening in Alberta."

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Other behavioral traits, such as agitation or anxiety, did not show the same association.

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2025

In my agitation, the hood slipped from my head just as Claudius spurred his horse and seized the mane to keep his slack body from falling off.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein