provocation
Example Sentences
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Thousands took part in Tuesday's demonstration following a week of action that President Claudia Sheinbaum has called a "provocation."
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
At the rapidly expanding AI on the Lot conference in Culver City, the “Taxi Driver” scripter mixed provocation and unease as he contemplated Hollywood’s future.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Disillusioned by painting around 1913, Duchamp employed these objects to shift art from optical pleasure to conceptual provocation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
They called it "a groundbreaking watch collection that combines joyful boldness and positive provocation with fine watchmaking".
From BBC • May 16, 2026
He could be sitting alone, watching television, and a shadow would settle on him without provocation.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
Vocabulary lists containing provocation
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr.
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