agitate
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They are notorious goons, despised virtually everywhere for their ability to agitate, aggrieve and annoy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
Little things are starting to agitate me every day.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2025
Extremes here agitate within sight of one another, often across a single property line, sometimes simply in the difference between what we have today and what we’re left with tomorrow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
It appeared to agitate Cannon, who questioned the prosecution about why it was being brought up for the first time at the hearing.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2023
We smuggled messages to our people on the outside to agitate for his dismissal.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
And this is kind of a shame, because the story agitates the brain far more than it does the stomach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
Conversely, when researchers injected the rats with a substance that agitates the immune system, the inflammatory cytokine levels rapidly shot up.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2024
Tinseltown, it seems, is in the midst of an AI boom — even as its creative class agitates for limits on how that technology gets deployed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
According to the advocacy group DogsBite, which agitates for municipalities to ban "dangerous breeds," more than 900 cities in the United States currently have laws on the books banning pit bulls.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2021
“The sight of a wound or scar always agitates and sickens me,” she said.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
We have agitated for paid parental leave, universal childcare, better public schools, child allowances, and other help for struggling parents.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
Hundreds of people crammed into the school gym that April evening, and the debate over Point Reyes agitated into a low boil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
After an agitated week, it felt like a proper, pleasant ending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Algal spores may have turned the water green in places across Northern Ireland, but strong winds and heavy rain have kept surfaces too agitated for the formation of the very large-scale mats we've seen before.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
He turned around, looking both tense and agitated, and pulled out the straight chair at his mother’s writing table and sat down.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
“We do not know the answer, but we have seen them take this approach in other situations when agitating for change,” Moskow said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
As I resettled into the life I had so missed, I at first tried to avoid the agitating, distracting and intrusive pull of my phone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Landlocked Ethiopia, home to around 130 million people and one of Africa’s strongest economies, has been agitating for sea access.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
The dollar rallied, even though Warsh has been agitating for more rate cuts, which tend to undermine the dollar’s value.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
Harry felt the Horcrux beating fast, faster than his own heart: It was an unpleasant, agitating sensation.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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