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Most provocative are the thousands of small seismic tremors that emanated from the area of the slide in the days prior to the mountainside collapsing.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Now “Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, addresses that lack—and, in doing so, reveals both Krasner’s and Pollock’s independence and their connections, raising provocative questions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

"These provocative attacks, which threaten Saudi Arabia's sovereignty and security and target the sacred values of the Islamic world, must cease immediately and unconditionally."

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

In a separate speech at the space conference, ACM Smyth added that "unfortunately we are seeing more and more irresponsible and provocative actions from our adversaries".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

She had been brought up around plenty of cursing, and knew every word and provocative construction, but since she’d become a mother, since she’d converted, she hadn’t sworn more than once or twice.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers