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stirring

[stur-ing] / ˈstɜr ɪŋ /


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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

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

Already the company's claim is stirring some controversy.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Armed with an eloquent, righteous fury, he speaks to journalists with a stirring moral authority.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

No bubbling stream was stirring it into life and keeping it topped up to the brim.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

Celtic took care of Rangers on Sunday to set up the grandest finale, a round of fixtures on Wednesday and then the last stirrings on Saturday.

From BBC ● May 10, 2026

And everywhere the ambient stirrings of the 16-speaker Bang & Olufsen mega-audio with integrated noise canceling, featuring a “Quiet mode” that allows adults in front to talk without waking the kids.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025

Still, the first orchestral sounds that emanated from the Dudamel designated directorship turned out to be barely heard, while not silent, percussion stirrings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025

Despite the stirrings of discontent, the ruling party still enjoys considerable support.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2023

Bob Rutherford, who was sitting next to him in the booth and spent his days in the herculean task of trying to sell real estate in Odessa, felt the same stirrings.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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