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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

However, if the U.S. bats do not rouse from their slumber, the championship game will be a game the Americans curse forever.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 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

But when Lyddie was finally able to rouse herself from her own pain, she saw that Diana’s face was drawn, the expression grim and set.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

She slumps over a cloth in the arms of a caretaker with her eyes closed, but rouses when another person brings her what appears to be raw meat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

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

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 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

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s cryptic weekend tweet has roused speculation about whether he is planning to build a semiconductor fabrication facility, or fab, something that costs tens of billions of dollars to build.

From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026

This funny spectacle appeared to amuse the sun, for he burst out with such radiance that Jo woke up and roused her sisters by a hearty laugh at Amy’s ornament.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Mazzio’s film, which uses hours of exquisite archival footage, does a rousing job of restoring a historic team’s legacy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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

Colbert and his colleagues received a rousing reception from the audience as they gathered on stage to accept the award.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

But Ophie could hardly focus on the screen, even as a colored woman sat down at the piano and played a rousing opening and the lights went down.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland