stirred up
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The feud has stirred up a larger conversation on what exactly is worth protecting in Southern California, a region loaded with architectural marvels and Old Hollywood haunts swirling with celebrity legend and gossip.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
Another blaze was so intense that it stirred up a localised thunderstorm, fire authorities said.
From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026
Over the course of only a few hours, the intense gravity of this object stirred up extremely fast winds that pushed material outward at an astonishing 60,000 km per second.
From Science Daily • Dec. 9, 2025
The topic stirred up plenty of debate across our live page and social media and we received thousands of messages from our audience, suggesting the one thing they would change.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
Townsfolk complained about the congestion, the noise, and, when it was dry, the dust clouds the traffic stirred up, making the air so thick and dirty they couldn’t open the windows of their houses.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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