as in to stir (up)
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Use These 5 Tips To Address Communication Issues In Relationships By Darlin Tillery Life & Trends Reporter 0 A spouse's dilemma on whether to secretly pay off the couple's mortgage with a gift from a wealthy relative has provoked a flurry of opinions online.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
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Watercolours and its surprisingly competent pictures will enliven any coffee table—and surely provoke more than a few visitors to thumb its pages and reflect on Charles’s varied interests.—
Allie Merriam,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2025
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And the Kings get to remain competitive while restocking their draft picks to bet against other teams between now and 2031.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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And this week on Face the Nation: President Trump picks a tariff fight with America's top trade partners, federal workers brace for another tumultuous week, and the fallout continues from Mr. Trump blaming diversity policies for the midair collision of an Army Black Hawk and a passenger jet.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2025
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Their final report pinned Trump as being at the center of an unlawful campaign to remain in power by pressuring those across government and later inciting a mob of his supporters to storm the Capitol.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
20 Jan. 2025
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Zemmour was convicted multiple times of inciting racist or religious hatred.—
Adriana Gomez Licon,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Set in motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set%20in%20motion. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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