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Pundit and eager discourse provoker Matt Yglesias has made a mission of reporting bogus paper tags in D.C., which is plagued by bad drivers from neighboring Maryland and Virginia.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2023

For his part, Mr Wilcox, the simian provoker and professor, thinks the movement is related to the decline of the traditional family unit.

From Economist • Jun. 16, 2016

Robin – as in Hood – is a college dropout and provoker of accidents.

From The Guardian • Jan. 20, 2013

It was not, Federal Judge Robert Merhige insisted, a penalty so much as an expensive thought provoker.

From Time Magazine Archive

A provoker of quarrels and ever fond of quarrels, the celestial Rishi came to that spot where the handsome Rama was resting.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan