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In his defence, Malema told the court the firearm was not his and that he had fired the shots to rouse the crowd, South African news site SowetanLIVE reported at the time.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

The 40-year-old Wawrinka must try and rouse himself on his Australian Open farewell after a gruelling five-set win in round two.

From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026

Their popularity spread through Europe until, in Victorian tradition, they were used to rouse ladies after fainting spells.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026

Needless to say, the Scots will need to raise their level to have any hope of ending that 27-year hoodoo, so how does Clarke rouse his team for a seismic camp?

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025

“Finding them all ineffectual, I attempted to rouse the system by wrapping the whole body...in blankets dipped in warm vinegar.”

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

January is an odd month in the art world, as it rouses itself from its holiday slumber but struggles to shake off the sleepiness of the past month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

In Ridley Scott’s 1979 film “Alien,” the crew of the Nostromo rouses from slumber to answer a distress call that spells their doom.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2025

For Israelis, it is one that rouses the past and raises existential questions many are unable to fathom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2023

In a middle car, J Herbert Sigmon rouses a dozing young man as the train glides toward Pioneer Square.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2023

The sound rouses them instantly, their hearts hammering as if from the same frightening dream.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

It seems that much of the Western world is waking up, roused by that sonorous noise that they just can’t seem to shake.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

That includes my first wilderness campsite near Ford Point, where a several-thousand-pound elephant seal roused me from slumber with its jarring bark.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

No one seems pleased to be roused from dreams.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Jones' performance was the type that can have a lasting effect on a fighter's career but he and Wood roused the fans on a night when the atmosphere was sometimes flat at the O2 Arena.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

After sitting in this manner a quarter of an hour without hearing Miss Bingley’s voice, Elizabeth was roused by receiving from her a cold enquiry after the health of her family.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

After a rousing performance by a white-robe clad vocal collective co-founded by Pharrell Williams, Lucas’ wife Mellody Hobson noted that, “George kept saying, ‘Will this person come?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

They fear an AI agent rousing an AI army to take down the American banking system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Although Martin did not write the play, and questions remain about whether or not it is part of the “GOT” book canon, the production has Martin’s rousing endorsement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Finally, to bring the day to a close, a senior monk gives a rousing speech, reminding the participants of their duty to procreate, before breaking into the national anthem.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

His followers broke into a rousing chorus of “America the Beautiful.”

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman