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be stirred up



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Among other things, the silt at the bottom of the deep sea, which will be stirred up when extracting manganese nodules, for example, is a major concern.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2024

The wontons have a delicate wrapper cocooning an amalgam of fatty pork and snappy shrimp, just begging to be stirred up in their bowl of sauce.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2022

Many emotions can be stirred up by this process; “anxiety and even shame are common”, she says.

From The Guardian • May 18, 2019

“Black and white folks thought that … it was going to stir up stuff that didn’t need to be stirred up in America,” Coleman said.

From Washington Times • Apr. 21, 2018

“Seems to be stirred up about something,” remarked Joe.

From The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance by Chapman, Allen




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