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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

Ethan must hide his intentions so as to not arouse suspicion, but his behavior is highly irregular, and folks who know him notice.

From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2024

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

I regard the British Parliament as the most democratic institution in the world, and the independence and impartiality of its judiciary never fail to arouse my admiration.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

“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

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

Similarly the terms “death tax” versus “estate tax” arouses different emotions … and the list goes on and on.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2023

We had been prepared, in some preshow remarks, for “optional audience participation,” a prospect that usually arouses anxiety.

From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 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

He says a message from a Native American man who had red hair instantly aroused his curiosity.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

What angered Scots-Irish Americans most was elite condescension, which aroused the populist uprising that put Jackson in the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

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

Events outside of Durham also aroused local blacks.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

"The continuation of the trial is tearing us apart from within, arousing fierce divisions, intensifying rifts."

From Barron's ● Nov. 30, 2025

Earlier in its voyage, the vessel passed by Denmark at around the time of the drone incursions, which began late on Sept. 22, arousing the suspicion of investigators, a French official said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 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

But how could you talk to Bloom without arousing his suspicion and drawing a surefire story that might appear somewhere sometime?

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols