stirring up

Or maybe they came to realize that there was no point in stirring up bad feelings over a measure that, according to polls, was sure to pass.

A man has been acquitted of stirring up racial hatred in a series of social media posts shared before and after the Southport killings.

However, one LinkedIn post in particular - analysed by the BBC - appears to have had an outsized effect in stirring up the false belief that the dance class suspect was a migrant.

Along with stirring up these painful memories, the fall also signals the end of summer’s languor.

Thailand will want to avoid causing ripples in its economically vital relationship with China, while Vietnam will want to avoid stirring up anti-Vietnamese sentiment in Cambodia.