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Goaded by his chief flunky, he flies into a rage, assuming the woman is laughing at him.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2020

Goaded by victory, some excited supporters of Manifest Destiny demanded that the United States press forward until it could annex “all Mexico.”

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

Goaded by the city’s “golden triangle” of ultra-luxe businesses, the city a year ago launched the $500,000 Ambassador Program.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2016

Goaded by a writer friend, he wrote an article for Sports Illustrated about being traded, and that led to “The Long Season.”

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2014

Goaded to madness by this I said that you sang like a shingle-mill, but it was not my better, higher nature that spoke.

From Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) by Nye, Bill