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One person in particular may have dominated much of this opening episode, but Claudia Winkleman's gothic arrival still caused a stir.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

I can’t tell you how many conversations I’ve had where someone says, “Even mentioning this can stir up fear and doubt.”

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Twelve months ago, both actors were anonymous Gen Z-ers who could have easily popped into Tim Hortons for a maple-glazed donut without causing a stir.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

And at times, he admits, he helped stir the drama.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Danny couldn’t understand the language, but when he closed his eyes, he felt something stir in his heart that was close to magic.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

“Crude oil and energy is ‘the straw that stirs the drink’ of the current global macro risk regime,” said Charlie McElligott, cross-asset macro strategist at Nomura Securities International.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

There, it stirs the surrounding hot gas, which gives off X-rays.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

A pair of heartwarming World Cup reflections: Soccer stirs up all sorts of emotions for fans.

From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026

Nonetheless, Simón stirs up the ineffable sadness that comes with wanting answers to the mysteries of your family — and then, like it or not, receiving them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

The raven stirs and caws at something in the shadows.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Then Ryan Christie scored and it stirred, only to fall into a slumber again.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

"It's really taken off like wildfire," he said as a batch of powder was slowly stirred into gelato, turning it a bright purple.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Though endurance athletes—from Olympians to amateur runners—are highly susceptible to gastrointestinal issues, the spectacle generated backlash and stirred a debate: Had extreme fitness gone too far?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Flock’s license plate-reading cameras have stirred controversy across the state, with many raising privacy concerns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Dr. Bangs came twice a day, Hannah sat up at night, Meg kept a telegram in her desk all ready to send off at any minute, and Jo never stirred from Beth’s side.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

These protest-laden times couldn’t be more receptive to the stirring “Everybody to Kenmure Street,” which speaks to a moment when the machinery of institutional cruelty was ground to a halt by righteous neighborliness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

By heating, stirring, and disrupting gas throughout the CGM, black hole jets can make it harder for that material to cool and fall back toward the galaxy.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Painful, for sure, but a prelude to a stirring second half from the striker and his new-old team-mates.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

In one stirring scene, Lion gives a speech at church, trying vainly to persuade the parishioners that there is more to life than getting their kids into top colleges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Mard was stirring a bubbling pot of sludge with one hand, the other hand full of wriggling worms.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff