How To Use Provoked In A Sentence

Arguing that FDR provoked the attack was Gore Vidal, novelist, provocateur, T. V. icon, and one of the greatest English-language essayists alive.
In a seemingly unprovoked incident, the attackers hit both men and women in the 16-strong party, with a 72-year-old woman left unconscious.
This was gracious of him and also provoked an unexpected conspiratorial mirth between the interviewer and interviewee. Times, Sunday Times
This has provoked anger among some Labour veterans who spent the Eighties in vicious battles with the impossibilist left to return the party to electability. Despite their hopes of a great revival, the left got left behind
This was gracious of him and also provoked an unexpected conspiratorial mirth between the interviewer and interviewee. Times, Sunday Times

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The disclosures last night provoked renewed condemnation of Britain's multibillion-pound arms industry for selling to both sides in the escalating Kashmir crisis.
Especially on the left, the defeat in 1849 provoked a period of reassessment which, together with the hardship and loneliness of political exile, led to some substantial political realignments.
Eye-witness accounts told of the unprovoked shooting of civilians.
The last thing we want is to put ourselves in the position where he is taunted or provoked and reacts again.
In November of 1997, after a massacre in Luxor that killed fifty-eight tourists and provoked overwhelming revulsion, Egypt's Gamaa al-Islamiya halted its armed struggle. Backfire
Frank, who felt a little provoked over the accident, since he aspired to be a capable canoeman at all times. The Outdoor Chums After Big Game Or, Perilous Adventures in the Wilderness
The pair of articles provoked a large number of responses from readers.
He claimed that it was her rudeness that provoked him to strike her.
He is also about 12 years of age and, as far as we know, it was a completely unprovoked assault.
The comments have provoked outrage, with politicians in France and Germany vocal in condemning what they termed a distortion of the scientific evidence that risked putting many more lives at risk in sub-Saharan Africa, where millions are living with the disease. Top stories from Times Online
His manner was rather that of a music hall artist, complacent, even cheerful, as his one-liners provoked from his audience the rejoinders he sought.
The decision to close the factory has provoked fury.
On a basic level, the destruction of these austere cuboid monoliths on our skyline has provoked us to reflect on what buildings mean.
The lawyer claimed his client was provoked into acts of violence by the defendant.
The affair has provoked calls from teachers' unions for a rethink of the tests and the importance they are given in selecting teachers.
The reference to text messages provoked hilarity on the opposition benches. Times, Sunday Times
What happened here was an unprovoked and cowardly attack,' he said. Times, Sunday Times
In the 1830s this provoked significant tension between antislavery parliamentarians and activists in the country.
The offensive has provoked an al-Qaida-linked self-proclaimed commander of the Pakistani Taliban to suspend peace talks with the government.
This sustained defiance of the elements provoked occasional judgments in the shape of a "hoast" (cough), and the head of the house was then exhorted by his women folk to "change his feet" if he had happened to walk through a burn on his way home, and was pestered generally with sanitary precautions. Stories by English Authors: Scotland (Selected by Scribners)
The only time I felt provoked to send him a strong punchy letter was when he flew out on a secret mission to China, in the early 1970s, as Nixon's special messenger.
The comments provoked widespread criticism, and she apologised. Times, Sunday Times
The suggestion inevitably provoked outrage from student leaders.
We discussed Yasmin Alibhai-Brown's concerns that blogging is just 'pub bores' ( see debate on political blogging here on TV), the state of the blog wars, in which both sides have taken a lot of flak, particularly Tim, who has provoked a needed debate about damage done to the image of blogging by lack of basic 'netiquette', and who has been viciously ( anonymously) lambasted for it, which rather proves his original point. Blogger TV again
English in the West Indies; or, the/[Page xi]/Bow of Ulysses '(the long bow of Ulysses it should have been), provoked numerous damaging replies, the most effective of which was' Mr. Froude's Negrophobia; or, New Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle
Some of the dissenters, provoked by the police use of tear gas against them, responded by torching Gabriel's house.
Even your humble correspondent succumbed to the spirit of anarchy, but the response my "crudeness" provoked gives me a few suggestions for investigators chasing leads on the recent spate of criminal harassment toward progressive elements. Archive 2005-10-16
But this isn't some random apothegm; it is a dramatic thought, provoked by the life situation of the main character and attributed to him; it certainly is not an Olympian idea delivered from on high. Martin Amis's 'The Pregnant Widow' Is A 'Strange, Sparkling Novel' (New York Review)
Her secrecy was one of the things that most excited him, being alone with his poupe provoked a tantalizing sense of collusion, rare for Linus, who had little time for others. The Forgotten Garden
Although she had been told that the mygale sometimes ate small birds, her short experience in the Amazon had taught her that not many creatures - insects and piranha excepted - attacked unless hungry, provoked, trodden upon or surrounded by others of their species. River Of Desire
In the first episode a shocking, random act of violence sees a young woman knocked to the ground in an unprovoked attack by a stranger. The Sun
His remarks about her weight provoked her into telling him to shut up.
I know without a doubt that if provoked my mother could become a homicidal maniac in defence of her animals.
Nathan was looking at her with a wild expression, the kind he got whenever she had deliberately provoked him.
These particular punishments, the lectures that preceded them and the screams they provoked, were recorded on a giant reel-to-reel tape recorder that stood in the living-room.
Nursery nurses claim the council has provoked the action by ignoring their arguments for an increase in their hourly rate.
These offences provoked an outcry when the nation was honouring those who have died in service. The Sun
From Mike Wallace, "This 'scandalmonger' was entertained and provoked by Ms. Garment's remarkable catalogue. Scandal: The Culture of Mistrust in American Politics
These changes provoked the anger of William Cobbett, who wished to return to a golden age when England was still a land of prosperous yeomen farmers and contented cottagers.
The existence of competing bodies claiming to exercise jurisdiction in the town inevitably provoked violent confrontation.
'Your message re the krytron that provoked Hawkins's ire must have been badly handled.' Santorini
The rift with the rest of the ECB's council deepened in September when, in an interview with Bloomberg, Mr. Weber pre-empted the policy decisions of the council's next meeting, something that provoked a memorable put-down from the normally imperturbable Mr. Trichet. Was Weber Sacrificed for the Euro?
The comments provoked an angry response from union leaders.
And if the evidence for charges relating to his hostile acts indicates that he was acting in self-defense, then his conduct is as justifiable as would be an assault on a police officer who commits an unprovoked attack on a person. Balkinization
The clamor of controversy sometimes provoked the emperor to exclaim, “Hear me! the Franks have heard me, and the Alemanni;” but he soon discovered that he was now engaged with more obstinate and implacable enemies; and though he exerted the powers of oratory to persuade them to live in concord, or at least in peace, he was perfectly satisfied, before he dismissed them from his presence, that he had nothing to dread from the union of the Christians. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
The walkout was provoked by a monitoring system BA wants to introduce.
His increasingly authoritarian style of leadership has provoked some concern about the future of democracy in the country.
She says her illustration of a frenzied cat with a serpentine body always provoked immense laughter from children.
The compensation has provoked claims of misusing public funds and demeaning the value of a disabled person's life. Times, Sunday Times
His belated admission to the ranks of the tenjo-bito provoked some derision and he was commonly spoken of as Gen-sammi (the Minamoto third rank). A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era
The press release provoked furious protests from the Gore camp and other top Democrats.
But even this melted away: first, under the reflection that if the mysterious fur-merchant wished to remain incognito, he must be extremely provoked with Margaret; (and she rather liked the idea of any body being provoked with Margaret;) and secondly, a further thaw took place on more amiable grounds, when the Duke, laying his hand gently on her arm as she passed from the dining-room, said fondly: Stuart of Dunleath: A Story of Modern Times
If we now proceed with our analysis of what is to be included in the notion of excitability, we at once discover, that the different actions which can be provoked by the influence of any external agency are essentially of three kinds. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science
“intrinsic” meaning — in Panofsky's terminology — of a work of art cannot be described in terms used by the history of art, but only in terms borrowed from the history of philosophy, of religion, of social structures, of science, and so on, the “iconological method” took for granted and provoked such a collaboration. ICONOGRAPHY
No American author had ever dreamed of such ovation before: an ovation not due to any incisive thought, not due to any novelty of his subject-matter, -- but due to the fact that a man born overseas had suddenly appeared among British writers, who could lay hold upon their own resources of sentiment, and inwrap it in language which charmed them by its grace and provoked them by its purity. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864
Despite its effectiveness, the CWU has capitulated to management demands that originally provoked the strike.
The news provoked an angry response.
Romantic bestseller (it provoked E.T.A. Hoffmann, amongst others, towards an interest in psychopathology). Psychology in Search of Psyches: Friedrich Schelling, Gotthilf Schubert and the Obscurities of the Romantic Soul
Not the less soured by these multiplied causes of irritation, from the reflection that they were attributable to his own follies and vices, he gave full scope to his resentments, and indulged himself in expressions of angry reproach against what he termed the ingratitude of his country, which provoked those around him, and gave great offense to Congress. Life and Times of Washington
The existence of competing bodies claiming to exercise jurisdiction in the town inevitably provoked violent confrontation.
There's always one that packs unprovoked heat, stinging the gums and making you gurn. Times, Sunday Times
Such headaches, for me, are provoked by stress, sleep deprivation, and dehydration.
One slide about careless talk and spies immediately provoked comments about an episode from Dad's Army.
The continuation of economic austerity policies under these conditions has provoked a wave of upheavals throughout the continent.
The starting-point of the class, however, and the position within it of apetalous families with frequently unisexual flowers, have provoked much discussion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1
The decision provoked an angry reaction from local residents.
We know envy as a state of exquisite tension, torment and ill-will, provoked by an overwhelming sense of inferiority, impotence and worthlessness.
The hostile reaction provoked more bad passes. The Sun
The pilot project has provoked criticism from both ends of the political spectrum. Times, Sunday Times
The International Shark Attack File describes shark attacks as either provoked or unprovoked.
A proposed resolution to oppose voucher plans and charter schools provoked a spirited debate on the convention floor.
The existence of competing bodies claiming to exercise jurisdiction in the town inevitably provoked violent confrontation.
His actions provoked severe criticism from civil rights groups.
The demonetization of cowries or manillas provoked strong protest from people whose savings were in these forms, to such a degree, indeed, that the British were eventually forced to offer conversion facilities.
Never have I seen such a show of irrational and unprovoked verbal abuse.
The Thatcher government's policy, effected in the Broadcasting Act of 1990, provoked intense debate.
We don't know whether it was unprovoked or whether there had been an incident earlier in the evening.
Many of the homes to be demolished are boarded-up and unlet, but the news provoked a strong backlash among the many tenants who remain.
The change depended upon changes in the wider context of controversy, which provoked the development of formerly implicit attitudinal aspects.
Earlier this week, a Blackwater dude made an unprovoked lunge at our car after Kyle tried to take a picture of him.
In 2013 a 4million aid payout to the same group provoked an outcry. The Sun
Still, the prospect of turning up in Darwin, capital of the Northern Territory, at the ungodly hour of 4am provoked anxiety.
On the contrary, the patient, like one provoked by interruption, changed her posture, and called out with an impatient tone, "Nurse -- nurse, turn my face to the wa ', that I may never answer to that name ony mair, and never see mair of a wicked world. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Complete
The fear of racial violence was provoked by Conservative politician Enoch Powell.
The condemnation follows recent controversy in the US where a rash of product recalls has provoked a safety panic over free gifts.
The recent string of intelligence failures has provoked calls for creating a Director of National Intelligence who would have broad oversight over all spooks.
True, bolder challenges to orthodoxy, especially when they touched upon the role played by the party, provoked fierce resistance.
The new import laws have provoked furious complaints from business groups.
The decision provoked an angry response from residents.
My post yesterday about bounders and cads provoked a torrent of commentary and email, so I thought I'd share it with everyone.
I find it amazing that my flippant and sardonic comments on one 600 pound butterball of a women has provoked such a response.
This provoked a sudden panic that it could be a bad omen. Times, Sunday Times
His actions provoked severe criticism from civil rights groups.
But this was his most sustained and unprovoked attack - and it was as needless as it was classless. The Sun
A proposed resolution to oppose voucher plans and charter schools provoked a spirited debate on the convention floor.
I beg your pardon," said Tip, rather provoked, for he felt a warm interest in both the Saw-Horse and his man Jack; "but permit me to say that your joke is a poor one, and as old as it is poor. The Woggle-Bug’s Thorough Command of the Language
This provoked thunderous applause from the 13,000 people attending the meeting. Times, Sunday Times
The new tax provoked a public outcry.
This has provoked claims of a power grab. Times, Sunday Times
Benedict also discussed his contentious speech in Regensburg, Germany, in 2006, which provoked the ire of the Muslim world; denounced drug abuse; explained what he described as the impossibility of ordaining women as priests; and, with surprising candor, said that if he did not feel up to the task of being pope, he would resign. The Seattle Times
By their sin they provoked the wrath of the people.
Through the 18th century there were riots and acts of sabotage provoked by anxiety about wages and unemployment. Times, Sunday Times
But nature could not long endure a pleasure that it so highly provoked without satisfying it: pursuing then its darling end, the battery recommenced with redoubled exertion; nor lay I inactive on my side, but encountering him with all the impetuosity of motion I was mistress of, the downy cloth of our meeting mount was now of real use to break the violence of the tilt; and soon, indeed! the highwrought agitation, the sweet urgency of this to-and-fro friction, raised the titillation on me to its height; so that finding myself on the point of going, and loath to leave the tender partner of my joys behind me, I employed all the forwarding motions and arts my experience suggested to me, to promote his keeping me company to our journey's end. Memoirs Of Fanny Hill A New and Genuine Edition from the Original Text (London, 1749)
The reference to text messages provoked hilarity on the opposition benches. Times, Sunday Times
M'liss's readiness and brilliancy, of course, captivated the greatest number, and provoked the greatest applause, and M'liss's antecedents had unconsciously awakened the strongest sympathies of the miners, whose athletic forms were ranged against the walls, or whose handsome bearded faces looked in at the window. The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers
But he claimed he was provoked when the man threw an aerosol can at the group and then hit one of his friends with an 18 in rounders bat.
Men of different heights duelled with wooden sticks but one of the subjects deliberately provoked the other by rapping them across the knuckles. Study: Short Men are ‘Not More Aggressive’ | Impact Lab
So they can escape the righteousness of God, which they have provoked, they regard not their unanswerableness unto his holiness, whereby they are polluted. Pneumatologia
A woman has told today how her pet dog's life is hanging in the balance after it was badly mauled by another canine in an unprovoked attack.
However, my frantic eye-fluttering demonstrations merely provoked inquiries after my contact lenses rather than the swoons of desire I had anticipated.
A Venetian nobleman, who had, on some late occasion, provoked the hatred of Orsino, had been way-laid and poniarded by hired assassins: and, as the murdered person was of the first connections, the Senate had taken up the affair. The Mysteries of Udolpho
Dimitrios Ioannidis, 87, the feared security chief who led a countercoup against Greece's military leaders and provoked Turkey's invasion of Cyprus in 1974, has died. Dimitrios Ioannidis, 87, dies; former Greece security chief led countercoup
George Pataki have felt it necessary to lend the dignity of their offices to the national swoon this incident has provoked.
Taken individually, each object may have provoked some unsettling reactions and reverberations, but those were fleeting and ephemeral.
Such stirring events provoked a range of responses, and those printed here are bitter, mournful, vitriolic, and celebratory in turn.
The variability of the margin of appreciation has sometimes provoked strong reactions from judges frustrated by its imprecision.
The lawyer claimed his client was provoked into acts of violence by the defendant.
The battle raged for weeks and provoked a flood of newspaper editorials, as well as intense radio talkback.
But the media excitement provoked the Germans to order an investigation into synarchy, and specifically the MSE, by the Special Service of Dissolved Associations Service Spécial des Associations Dissoutes, known as the “service Moerschell” after the police inspector who headed it, which was directly under Nazi control.86 The Sion Revelation
The unprovoked attack happened as he returned from work earlier this month.
The implementation of very strong environmental protection legislation in the USA provoked a strong backlash.
These offences provoked an outcry when the nation was honouring those who have died in service. The Sun
She describes these rages as often provoked by strangers on the street who whistle at her or make some sexually suggestive remark.
The backdown provoked an immediate angry reaction from employers.
But often this brutality only provoked dogged resistance and outright rejection of the soldiers' beliefs. Christianity Today
I searched my soul for any malice that could have provoked his words, but found none.
This television program provoked a spirited debate in the United Kingdom.
The group's success led to national media attention, but also provoked animosity, as some accused it of a collective holier-than-thou attitude.
Neither the Christmas vigil nor the Christmas day service provoked any great amount of tension in either party.
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Events, however, were precipitated in such a way that, without waiting for the opening of hostilities, the Turkish general in command of the fortress of Belgrade turned his guns on the city; this provoked the intervention of the powers at Constantinople, and the entire civilian Turkish population had to quit the country (in accordance with the stipulations of 1830), only Turkish garrisons remaining in the fortresses of [) S] abac, Belgrade, The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey
He was kicked in the head after being attacked from behind in what police believe was an unprovoked attack.
The author of novels which, with all their luxurious splendour, can only be called hothouses of morbid sentiment, has become the apostle of Italian imperialism, and more than any other single man provoked Italy to throw herself into the great adventure of the War. Recent Developments in European Thought
This provoked a sudden panic that it could be a bad omen. Times, Sunday Times
And the millions who stay at home, how are they to be persuaded that the thrill provoked by a locomotive or a gasometer is the real thing? Art
Kelly later claimed that he was constantly provoked by the police and prevented from earning an honest living.
We were so shocked at being on the receiving end of such an unprovoked outburst, we had to check with each other that this guy had actually said what we thought he'd said.
The remark provoked an angry response from the crowd.
We are aware of the unique nature of the incident that provoked his anger. The Sun
I may have provoked it by flirting with him at our first encounter and I made a futile attempt of redeeming myself by trying to steer away from the coquetry to something tamer.
Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple
This was an unprovoked, violent assault and whoever carried it out could quite easily do it again.
He was disgusted by the jingoism that the war provoked, with its assumption that all who did not join were against. Ford Madox Ford
Now, we could waste a lot of time with lawyers, witnesses and reels of videotape working out who pushed who and who was provoked, who conned the referee and who was really in the wrong.
The pictures provoked a furious reaction yesterday. Times, Sunday Times
When plans were mooted for just such an enterprise in America it provoked a furious reaction. Times, Sunday Times
They suffered, with unapproving acquiescence, solicitations, which they had in no shape desired, to an unjust and usurping power, whom they had never provoked, and whose hostile menaces they did not dread. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12)
The federal order to stop discriminating provoked outrage on the part of several school board members.
He said it was important to catch the men as quickly as possible, adding that the stabbing seemed to have been unprovoked.
Already provoked with sharp pins on which ribbons flutter gaily, the bull rushes frenziedly out and stands in the middle of the arena, looking confused by the roar of applause.
The lawyer claimed his client was provoked into acts of violence by the defendant.
Through the 18th century there were riots and acts of sabotage provoked by anxiety about wages and unemployment. Times, Sunday Times
Completely out of the blue this dog made an unprovoked lunge at Atlas and Montgomery, who I did have on a lead.
But as there were some of them who, I was convinced, held me rather low in their estimation on account of my pacific principles, I declared that should any king or tribe attack me unprovokedly, they might perhaps find me not unprepared for war to the utmost. The Life and Adventures of Zamba, an African Negro King; and His Experience of Slavery in South Carolina. Written by Himself. Corrected and Arranged by Peter Neilson.
Her comments provoked uproar from the audience.
If it had occurred to any of the burghal authorities, it had only provoked the reflection that Jock would most likely be discussing a pint or two at Patsy
The picture was viewed more than 2m times and provoked a wave of sympathy for the unknown but obviously upstaged bride. Times, Sunday Times
His remarks about her weight provoked her into telling him to shut up.
The video footages clearly showed that despite policemen showing a lot of restraint, the agitators provoked them, culminating in the police using force.
A number of studies suggest that arousal may be provoked by respiratory stimuli.
But I realized that our confidence provoked an enormous defensiveness from the rest of the group.
Italian "castrate" who said he provoked sexual pleasure by partially hanging himself. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
This coinage has often provoked the accusation that nothing is really being asserted in the argument for natural selection: since fitness can only be defined by survival the phrase is a tautology.
On the contrary, the patient, like one provoked by interruption, changed her posture, and called out with an impatient tone, ` ` Nurse --- nurse, turn my face to the wa ', that I may never answer to that name ony mair, and never see mair of a wicked world.' ' The Heart of Mid-Lothian
The news that he had been released provoked a national outcry about lenient sentencing. Times, Sunday Times
Rather than being in favor of the caste system, as this article states, Mr. Sarkar, in one of his books, called casteism "another manifestation of long standing selfish mentality" Ananda Marga's strong stand against the caste system provoked resentment from orthodox Hindu leaders who supported such outmoded distinctions. Ananda Marga Replies
Lorraine's comment was unprovoked, a direct verbal assault done for the sole purpose of her own malicious pleasure.
These words provoked no murmurs of dissent from this largely Republican crowd.
The novel has provoked fierce debate in the US.
He suffered an unprovoked head butt during a night out in November.
Then he showed them antismoking messages - and they provoked the same cravings. Times, Sunday Times
The remark provoked an angry response from the crowd.
The energy that provoked the first semblance of life may also have been geothermal rather than solar. Times, Sunday Times
I was provoked into the argument.
At Rifle, the activity of the "drys" almost provoked open rupture. Aspen Times - Top Stories
Speaking at a ceremony for the launching of the second edition of the Jinnah Anthology in Karachi, Air Marshal (retd) Asghar Khan said: “India has not been hostile towards Pakistan unless provoked or until we created such conditions, as we did in 1971 in East Pakistan, for India to interfere militarily”. OpEdNews - Diary: OEN Is Really Changing The World
Her disappearance provoked a massive public response, and hundreds of police officers combed the city streets.
There's a huge problem with unprovoked violence. Times, Sunday Times
The campaign provoked great interest and virtually no adverse comment.
The judges' decision provoked controversy.
In times past, their presence has provoked rioting and other forms of violent conflict, but today, in spite of the heightened sensitivities to cultural displays, they attract little attention.
The comments provoked widespread criticism, and she apologised. Times, Sunday Times
'The step she so freely blames herself for taking, was truly what she calls compulsatory: for though she was provoked to think of going off with me, she intended it not, nor was provided to do so: neither would she ever have had the thought of it, had her relations left her free, upon her offered composition to renounce the man she did not hate, in order to avoid the man she did. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7
These extortionists of the high seas represented the Islamic nations of Tripoli, Tunis, Morocco, and Algiers—collectively referred to as the Barbary Coast—and presented a dangerous and unprovoked threat to the new American republic. The Last Patriot
This ensured compliance in most middle class districts but provoked determined resistance in working class suburbs such as Blanchardstown.
The proposals have provoked uproar. Times, Sunday Times
Though far from friendly to Luis de Leon, the Dominican Juan Gallo was provoked into saying that he would pare Castro's claws till the blood streamed from him: 'queriendo decir por las uñas que era este declarante áspero porque les decia que era aquello de judaizantes, y que no lo decia por ellos, sino porque defendian las cosas de judíos; ...' Fray Luis de León A Biographical Fragment
The noise would have provoked alarm and neighbourly concern.
When plans were mooted for just such an enterprise in America it provoked a furious reaction. Times, Sunday Times
The large number of civilian deaths in Sakhiet provoked an international outcry.
Mind you. That dog is very dangerous when provoked.
Naturally, this provoked a flood of filth and crude innuendo, which is hardly suitable material for a family site.
A spokesman said: ‘This totally unprovoked and motiveless assault was a terrifying ordeal for the young man who had just finished work and was making his way home.’
Initial claims by the company that the waste was not hazardous provoked fury. Times, Sunday Times
He said the girls' parents were appalled to think that ordinary law abiding members of the public could be subjected to such unprovoked violence, especially when with a group.

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