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Other pieces reported fairly when Toriello denied that the Arbenz government was fomenting strikes in Honduras.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2015

But peaceful as his life was, psychologically Charles Darwin was fomenting a maelstrom of revolution that was to have earth-shaking implications.

From Scientific American • Feb. 13, 2013

He was also instrumental in repairing ties with Iran, strained over charges that Tehran was fomenting Islamic unrest in Jordan.

From Time Magazine Archive

They disclosed that Dr. Dumba was fomenting strikes in the United States and conducting other intrigues.

From The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II by Hendrick, Burton Jesse

Morris at once hinted that Paine was fomenting the troubles given by Gen�t to Washington in America, and thus set in motion the procedure by which Paine was ultimately lodged in prison.

From The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 by Paine, Thomas