rouse
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She described his "ability to rouse the crowd" and "sense of humor, which he's turned on Trump."
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Tried to rouse his team but didn't have a lot of success.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
This nuclear-power startup says it can rouse the slow-moving industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 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
They began to rouse themselves from the waking dream that I had woven for them out of strands of song.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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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
“American Idiot,” the show’s opening number, still rouses an audience with a mad-as-hell anthem that is as valid today as it was 20 years ago when the album came out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2024
We admire Zelenskyy because he rouses the better angels of our nature.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
Just before dusk, he rouses Booth and helps him down the stairs and up into the saddle.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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He has the Bruins 4-0 and has roused their hibernating fan base and infused it with hope and belief and good vibes — everything that’s lacking from Riley’s program.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
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
His presence roused Everton's fans for a big finish.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Earlier that same night, his main rival Jonas Vingegaard was also roused from sleep outside normal testing hours for a control around 2 a.m.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The flame illuminated her hand stretched out: roused now, and on the alert for discoveries, I at once noticed that hand.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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Michael had a warning for the traitors though, giving his most rousing oratory since his motivational speech for the Welsh football team ahead of the 2022 World Cup.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The latter seemingly bought into some of the era’s storylines and ringside magic, believing that a rousing speech to the wrestlers in the locker room would convince them to strike.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
This rousing statement was also, naturally, a self-aware business pitch.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
Traditional elements of both bachata and música mexicana appear, as the duo touts their luxurious lifestyles over a lisping guiro and a rousing trumpet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
And all the heartfelt things we never get to say to those we love, Morrie said that day. was a rousing success.
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
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