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arouse

[uh-rouz] / əˈraʊz /


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"When you see a student who clearly struggled with the language and they submit an essay which William Shakespeare would have been proud of, then immediately that's going to arouse suspicion."

From BBC Dec. 16, 2025

They may arouse the ire of politicians and the public, but they also do much that is useful.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 19, 2025

“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

Hwang uses it to fill time and arouse suspicion, but there is little narrative heft from this plotline until the finale.

From Salon Dec. 27, 2024

For one thing, any hopes my father may have had that to meet the General in person would arouse a sense of respect or sympathy to leaven his feelings against him proved without foundation.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

“This is an issue that arouses real passion,” said Rep. Seth Magaziner, a half-Jewish Rhode Island congressman navigating the same post-Oct. 7th currents.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

It arouses particularly strong emotions in a city which prides itself on its architectural conservation.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2025

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

From Salon Mar. 19, 2023

He cited Philippine national hero Jose Rizal’s description of justice “as the foremost virtue of the civilizing races. It subdues the barbarous nations while injustice arouses the weakest.”

From Seattle Times Mar. 2, 2023

The author then must furiously try to minimize what she has been saying, which only arouses the reader’s suspicions.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

His constant filming, and his inquiring questions, aroused suspicions.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

It enables Alexander to be briefed and to update his handlers, though he can’t stay in there too long, lest suspicions be aroused on the other side of the hack.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 26, 2025

Yet Hansen has since aroused controversy, such as when he argued in 2000 that non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases like methane play a large role in climate change.

From Salon Feb. 6, 2025

There was no morning nor light of any kind to awaken me and I slept on and on until finally I was aroused by hunger.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

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

Mr Hastings said her peculiar nature meant she could say things without arousing much suspicion.

From BBC Oct. 11, 2024

She did all this without arousing even the slightest of my suspicions.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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