provocative
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"The electronic health record data are very provocative," said Matt Gentry, Ph.D., chair of UF's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and a study co-author.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
China "firmly opposes" the acts and has warned the Dutch side to immediately stop its "provocative" actions, it added.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Lately, Schrader has emerged as one of Hollywood’s more provocative public voices on AI.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Renewed bombing during Hajj and the Eid al-Adha holiday that follows, when Muslims pray together and gather for meals, could be seen as provocative.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
When I asked her once why she didn’t walk to the gym and do five minutes less on the treadmill, she looked at me as if I were being willfully provocative.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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