galvanized

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Viewing access and affordability issues have galvanized some conservative lawmakers and consumer advocates.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

My research team has found that powerful stories keep members of a hate group galvanized, either by repeating the story over and over or by constantly adding fresh accusations and interpretations to it.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

The department’s civilian oversight panel voted unanimously during Tuesday’s meeting that the shooting that killed 30-year-old Linda Becerra Moran, whose case has galvanized police brutality activists, was “out of policy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

Despite Leo’s reputation as a more subdued pontiff than his recently deceased predecessor, Pope Francis, the 70-year-old Chicagoan seemed galvanized by the moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

She knows exactly where the two galvanized buckets are: just inside the door of her room.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr