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arouse

[uh-rauz] / əˈraʊz /


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Whether it will arouse the consciences of enough to truly step up and stop this breach of trust is unknown.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

In 1909, the Automobile Club of America staged a cross-country auto race to arouse popular interest in what was still a mode of transportation mostly for the affluent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

“Depositing the money all at once would probably arouse less suspicion with the bank than making a continuing series of deposits just under $10,000,” says Mark Luscombe, principal analyst for Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2025

After his release in February 2023, the director began formulating a plan to shoot “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” in a clandestine fashion, with a small crew, so as not to arouse suspicion.

From New York Times ● May 25, 2024

He stopped for an instant in front of the chestnut tree and once again he saw that the empty space before him did not arouse an affection either.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Instead he creates drama or a crisis, arouses a counterforce, attacks this new enemy, experiences fear—will my luck hold?—defeats the new enemy, feels relief, relaxes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Dr Peel says the fact that existing nuclear sites generally have "miles of empty land around them" means that anyone in the vicinity arouses suspicion.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2025

If the jury finds that Colie was responding to a provocation that reasonably arouses fear or anger, then there is no malice under the law.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2023

Observing, handling and smelling real dried mealworms reduces their disgust and arouses their curiosity.

From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2023

“Here it is. It says, ‘a marvel; that which arouses awe, astonishment, surprise, or admiration.’”

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

Just like “The Pitt,” “Widow’s Bay” has aroused the kind of obsessive fandom that leads to Emmy glory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Because of the suspicions aroused by the complaints, she said, she lost a job.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

The laughter it aroused was a loud, continuous, falling-off-the-couch, dangerous-for-fear-of-heart-attack laughter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

But this aroused suspicion, with Imrie said later: "Nick selflessly came to help me in my grave before even looking for his shield. And I'm thinking, he's absolutely adorable or he is up to something."

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025

The sticky sweat of the unwanted siesta aroused the scars of the sores in his armpits.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

The surreal prospect of U.S. and European allies shooting at each other on Greenland sent stock and bond markets sliding, arousing fears that European investors in U.S. government debt could back away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026

"The continuation of the trial is tearing us apart from within, arousing fierce divisions, intensifying rifts," the premier said in a video statement, referring to the split between his supporters and opponents.

From Barron's ● Nov. 30, 2025

Their only sin, as things stand, is arousing disgust.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2025

"They provide heads of state and government with a good excuse to break existing schedules for urgent discussions on current problems without arousing public expectations," he wrote in his book, Diplomacy: Theory and Practice.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025

Emma insisted it was the only way, because the walls had ears and it was impossible to slip off together during the day without arousing suspicion.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs


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