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rile

[rahyl] / raɪl /


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Japan votes in snap elections Sunday with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hoping to turn a honeymoon start into a resounding ballot box victory that could rile China and rattle financial markets.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

The 20-year-old rapper ian draws millions of listeners and has managed to rile up the internet in a way few rappers do.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

In addition to public outrage, defiance of the courts could rile the courts themselves — including the Supreme Court.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

It’s certainly possible that this is ragebait—a confession so calculatedly oblivious to its own evil that it can’t possibly be true, its only goal to rile up outrage for internet points.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2024

Why do you leave out the parts of your story that could rile up an audience?

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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