rousing
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That convention was also where Jackson forever secured his place within the party’s center with his rousing speech urging its old guard to embrace a broader multicultural spectrum, including the queer community.
From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026
Her mother was watching from the finish line, and Shiffrin got a rousing ovation from the crowd when she finished her run.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
Earlier Galatasaray produced a rousing performance to beat Juventus 5-2 in a pulsating contest in Turkey, with Noa Lang scoring twice for the hosts.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
I led everyone gathered in the auditorium in a rousing recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
And when he closed with a rousing “As Flows the Rapid River”—and it wasn’t easy to be rousing with four sharps—she actually, really, honestly, truly clapped.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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