"provoke" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Even modest changes to cost-of-living increases provoke howls of protest from unions and other major Democratic constituencies.
- The move provoked howls of protest and a lawsuit by the state.
- "And look at the guys around here," she said, with a mock grimace that provoked howls of laughter.
- The game got close; virtually every pitch, every play provoked howls of dissent.
- He received only $65,000 in severance pay, a paltry sum that provoked howls of protest.
- That provoked howls of protest and has not yet yielded tangible economic benefits.
- That will provoke howls from the Army brass and companies like Boeing.
- These new powers provoked howls of protest from European business lobbyists.
- But the site is so holy to Jews and Muslims that any action by either side tends to provoke howls of protest.
- Such an admission might provoke howls from the self-appointed defenders of the pinstripe realm.
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