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stir the pot

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stir the pot (third-person singular simple present stirs the pot, present participle stirring the pot, simple past and past participle stirred the pot)

  1. (figurative) To cause unrest or dissent.
    • 2023 March 25, Dan Sabbagh, “Ukrainian top brass stirs the pot with talk of Bakhmut counterattack”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
      Ukrainian top brass stirs the pot with talk of Bakhmut counterattack [title]

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