provoking

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“That treatment gap is very anxiety provoking for patients and their families,” said Dr. Michael Garcia, chief medical officer of privately held GT Medical Technologies, the Arizona-based company that makes the tiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

According to the study, this engineered transplant can promote bone healing without provoking strong immune reactions.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

Her style is confrontational and seemingly fearless, often provoking hugely divergent reactions from critics and fans.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

Sir Keir is leaning in, again, to his strategy of avoiding provoking Washington: he said he wanted "calm discussion" involving "mature alliances" but that close allies could disagree and "being pragmatic doesn't mean being passive."

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

His attempted poaching of Fermi succeeded only in provoking an outraged protest by Columbia to Bush, who forbade the move.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik