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- adjective Not
provocative .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Over the years, successive governments tied themselves up in knots trying to present as nonprovocative a military posture as possible.
Defense Boost Ends Tokyo Drift Michael Auslin 2012
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Today the presence of nuclear submarines can be covert, meaning nonprovocative, and sustained.
Wonders In The Deep 2008
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The company does a beautiful job of offering a wholesome product that encourages the best in young girls, and it has more than won me over with its toys, books and line of high-quality and nonprovocative clothing for pre-adolescent and adolescent girls.
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Conversational aikido uses this nonprovocative, safe move.
Survival of the Savvy Rick Brandon 2004
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Conversational aikido uses this nonprovocative, safe move.
Survival of the Savvy Rick Brandon 2004
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Conversational aikido uses this nonprovocative, safe move.
Survival of the Savvy Rick Brandon 2004
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Conversational aikido uses this nonprovocative, safe move.
Survival of the Savvy Rick Brandon 2004
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To secure these ends, America's weapons are nonprovocative, carefully controlled, designed to deter, and capable of selective use.
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