provoke
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England will commit numerous players to this initial build-up phase, including striker Harry Kane, who drops into holding midfield positions to provoke the opposition into leaving their half.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
"We must stop accepting levels of child deaths that would provoke international outrage anywhere else in the world," he said.
From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026
Recognizing that certain content creators want to provoke rather than reflect reality creates useful cognitive distance.
From Science Daily • Jun. 16, 2026
What is clear is that Nowak's family did not want their son's death to provoke an angry conversation about race, or divide the country.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The basic idea behind the possibles theory was simple, and didn’t provoke much dispute.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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