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But similar reprisals against high-level officials close to the Kremlin could backfire and arouse even more elite discontent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 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

But he questioned the "philosophy of leadership" of Chief Justice Martha Koome, who requested the meeting, adding that this was bound to arouse suspicion.

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2024

Polyneices took refuge in Argos and did all he could to arouse enmity against Thebes.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

“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

So when a Prague landmark is slated for demolition or reconstruction, it invariably arouses strong passions.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025

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

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

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

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

This mixture of simplicity and cunning, of superstition and commercial reasoning, aroused Van Helsing, who said:—

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

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," 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

When you’re a teenager, everything is inspiring, arousing, heartbreaking and hilarious.

From Salon ● May 17, 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