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rouse

[rouz] / raʊz /




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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

Product designers are hatching new ways to rouse them that border on diabolical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 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

In a moment, I’d blink and rouse from this beautiful dream, get out of bed, march down to the kitchen to eat breakfast with no one to talk to but Hassan.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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