inflammatory
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An inflammatory eight-page pamphlet, published in Hamburg in 1602, spread the myth to an ever-wider audience.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Research has shown that about one in three people with depression have elevated inflammatory markers in their blood, suggesting the immune system may play a role in driving symptoms for some patients.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
Also Thursday, the United Kingdom announced it had summoned Israel's most senior diplomat in Britain following "the inflammatory video".
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Rita Yip, also representing the employers' groups, dismissed the union arguments as "inflammatory and alarmist".
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Though, of course, as soon as Joe left he reconsidered, wondering was he crazy to encourage such a hopeless and inflammatory act?
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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