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rouse

[rouz] / raʊz /




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Nine minutes into the second half, the homegrown captain, neck muscles flaring, flicked a header beyond Dida, circling his arms to rouse the Reds in the Istanbul stands.

From BBC May 28, 2026

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

It did rouse huge cheers in the room.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 22, 2026

I fell into a slumber so deep Ma couldn’t rouse me that morning.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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

Wearing crisp white shirts and matching red ties, the band rouses the congregation with melodic exaltations and a crash of symbols.

From Reuters Jul. 21, 2023

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

When she arrived home, she roused her partner to watch the England-Mexico World Cup match.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

This is normally a good thing when it is roused to fight infection but also causes inflammation in the body which if persistent is associated with heart disease.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

According to The New York Times, Hellerstein was seen falling asleep during a trial last year and needed to be roused by his colleagues.

From Barron's Mar. 24, 2026

They have been roused to action and then abandoned so many times, not least by American presidents.

From Slate Mar. 6, 2026

The crow, who had been watching all this activity, turned a beady glance on his owner and flapped his wings with such vigor that Gurgi roused himself in alarm.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

We are all of us, in short, “Musical Bodies,” the title and subject of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s rousing exhibition celebrating the creative and aesthetic realm where music, art, and global cultures meet.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

The final chapter of the ceremony featured a rousing musical section, which was kicked off by Tom Walker singing his international hit Leave the Light On.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Most are bright, rousing listens, even if you don’t understand Spanish, because their chords reflect the Romantic classical music popular at the time of their composition in the 19th century.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

This was seen as a rousing success for Greenspan.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

The unwelcome picture of Gebu’s face broke through Ranofer’s preoccupation, scattering his daydreams and rousing him to present reality, in which Zau the Master had no place.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw




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