as in to provoke
to bring something (volatile or intense) into being couldn't stir up any interest in a Saturday morning outing to the art museum
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Focused on fast payouts — with many conducted in around four hours — these models target rural populations in particular, which are increasingly impacted by unexpected weather patterns and natural disasters provoked by climate change.—
Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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Your goal is to make a point, not to provoke.— Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
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SpaceX, the dominant player in the burgeoning commercial space market, is running behind on its huge lunar lander and is more distracted than ever with an initial sale of shares to the public that could raise as much as $75 billion.— Thomas Black, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
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But that letter, and the date it was sent, raised questions about recent court filings by the city attorney’s office in a case filed by the First Amendment Coalition seeking the release of all video footage and other records related to the police use of force against Evans.— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Stir (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/stir%20%28up%29. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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