agitator
Example Sentences
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Attorney General William P. Barr went before the press and promised to deploy federal forces to apprehend "radical agitators," identify "criminal organizers and instigators," and "coordinate" with "our state and local partners."
From Salon
The concerns about agitators even led to one man being asked to leave his well-worn Bible at the entrance.
From New York Times
Ms. Kelly also hopes to learn whether nefarious “agitators” were already inside the Capitol before the breach.
From New York Times
The “debate me” agitators assert that research only gains from being subjected to inquiry.
From Los Angeles Times
But that reality, she said, "is being continually drowned out by coverage of outside agitators and opportunists looking to further divide us."
From Salon
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