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Conversations about his goals implicitly involved an assessment of his prospects, which was agitating.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2025

“He’s the one guy who was agitating everything, extremely excessive,” Campbell said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2024

On top of that, Mr. Johnson’s fiancée, Carrie Symonds, was agitating for Downing Street to respond to a newspaper report about her and her dog.

From New York Times • May 26, 2021

At one point, he campaigned as a Goldwater Republican; not too long afterward, he was agitating with the Gay Activists Alliance.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2014

At this period the war in Palestine against the infidels was agitating the whole of Europe.

From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis