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Adjective
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That group, which began on college campuses, quickly drew attention with its provocative events and Kirk’s willingness to debate critics onstage.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025 -
Kirk frequently attacked mainstream media and engaged in culture war issues around race, gender and immigration, often in a provocative style.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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For example, blood flukes in sea turtles can lead to range of inflammatory reactions in their vascular system severe enough to strand or kill them.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Taking these samples yields more biochemical information, such as gut microbiota composition, metabolites, inflammatory markers, and digestive enzyme activity.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 Sep. 2025
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Salisbury was even indicted for seditious libel and faced up to 21 years in prison.—
Stephanie A,
The Conversation,
4 Aug. 2025
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After a jury found him and three other members of the right-wing militia guilty of seditious conspiracy, he was sentenced in June 2023 to serve four and a half years in prison.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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“Agitational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agitational. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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