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provoking
[pruh-voh-king]
Other 51Թ Forms
- provokingly adverb
- unprovoking adjective
- unprovokingly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of provoking1
Example Sentences
Last week, ICE began a series of large-scale raids, naturally provoking protests from the community.
Freeing up supply, for example in the planning system, is supposed to help the rebuilding boom, but without provoking inflation.
With Air Canada and Southwest the latest airlines to charge passengers for check-in luggage, the ballooning cost of such ancillary or "junk fees" is provoking anger among politicians and consumer groups.
That has a knock-on effect on local energy prices, which is also provoking a backlash in some areas.
And yet this is a novel that percolates and simmers, provoking questions about the reader’s privilege while prompting awe at the writer’s singular empathy — and his subjects’ humility.
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