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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

“Basically, Megan was like, ‘What’s the performance of your generation that would rile everyone up?’

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024

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

Hall, ordinarily extremely slow to rile, flew into a rage when he learned of Woodall’s refusal to cooperate.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

Lalas, never timid about a brash, attention-seeking rant, riles up TV audiences in a way that makes Stephen A. Smith resemble Mr. Rogers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Another ploy that is not against the rules - but riles up many - is the underarm serve.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2025

“Anyone who does political material is very brave. It’s a hot button thing. Brent is hitting it and hitting it. It riles people up and makes them watch. It’s a lot smarter than people think.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2023

In this case, the bait caused a stir in the sharks, similar to how catnip riles up felines.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 26, 2023

The resentment of new money riles Liz Petkevich, whose husband, J. Misha Petkevich, an investment banker and former Olympic figure skater, helped found the new yacht club.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

Earlier this month, the 56-year-old riled up New Zealand's business community after a speech calling on small business owners to "be adult".

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO—Like much of the tech world, startup founder Quinn Slack was riled up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Or you can get riled up with impatience, jealousy and/or dismay with a self-confessed couple who has everything, including $6 million set aside for retirement, and still want advice.

From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026

Energy markets have been riled by this disruption and oil prices shot up.

From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026

"Hey, bear! Just passing through! No reason to get riled!"

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

And Mainers have spoken about his talent for riling up a crowd with an uncommon magnetism.

From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026

But posts like these no longer seem to be riling up Gen Z.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

The U.S. women are playing it low key—no sense riling up the competition—but the confidence is clear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

After riling up one side of the arena, Rodrigo attempts to run to the other side of the stage — but instead drops straight down through the stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2024

“Okay, okay. Tell me something else you remember,” I said, even though I loved Sox trivia and riling up Mr. Patterson.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen