provoke
Example Sentences
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“It will provoke a new round of markets jitters,” Haines wrote in a note.
From MarketWatch
Whatever the benefit of this new policy, this is a strange time to provoke price spikes.
That is a profound commitment, provoking its own big, unanswered questions: how many and for how long?
From BBC
There are many issues that could provoke public uproar in Vietnam – including what citizens consider insulting depictions of the Vietnam war – but the nine-dash line is one that consistently draws authorities' attention.
From BBC
For the older, rural, more conservative parts of the population, the replacement of the Bulgarian lev by the euro provokes fear and resentment.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
