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arouse

[uh-rouz] / əˈraʊz /


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Walker also appeared to arouse the froideur of French Gates, who was the foundation’s co-chair.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 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

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

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

“That’s a discipline that must arouse the interest of kings, politicians, men of business.”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

“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

To his critics and opponents, he is dangerous egotist, someone who arouses division.

From BBC Mar. 1, 2024

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

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

After charming his way into the house of a couple who believed his tale and gave him thousands of euros, he eventually aroused their suspicions.

From BBC Dec. 31, 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

He did not entertain the crosscurrents of conflicting emotions that were often aroused in others upon sighting “the enemy.”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

What is certain is that “Now I Surrender” stubbornly fights against the kind of engagement its author is preternaturally good at arousing.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 2026

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

From Barron's Nov. 30, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2025

He drew inspiration from works at Kirkcaldy Galleries, studying paintings from artists such as Samuel Peploe and William McTaggart so intently that he feared arousing the suspicions of gallery staff.

From BBC Mar. 3, 2025

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




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