Such demands provoke incredulity among Morocco's political elite.
He sat back and munched on his popcorn, clearly pleased to have said something that might provoke incredulity somewhere.
Laurent Fabius, a former Socialist prime minister said the charges "provoke incredulity," and Martine Aubry, the first secretary of the Socialist Party, said she was "totally stupefied".
Written by Miles Goslett, the reporter who has made all the running on the dropping of the Newsnight investigation into Savile (see here), his article said that Thompson's ignorance of the legal letter "has provoked incredulity in New York".
Mr Spicer provoked incredulity from the assembled media as he replied: "The president and a small group of people know exactly what he meant". Although it seems likely the word Mr Trump was reaching for was "coverage", social media users have been trying to guess other alternatives or motivations.
This somewhat surreal endeavor may prompt introspective thinking, stir creative juices, inspire awe, educate, provoke disbelief and incredulity, or provide a good laugh.
His presence provoked demonstrations and incredulity, too.
The event wasn't quite Lance Armstrong on "Oprah," but the news of Mr. Lehrer's speech, which was streamed live online, certainly provoked plenty of advance incredulity.
A comparable incredulity and chaos provoked by a new weapon of destruction being used for the first time - the A-bomb 60 years ago, and a civil airliner last autumn.
Embarrassed, I said I didn't, which provoked a head-slapping display of incredulity.
