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In his defence, Malema told the court the firearm was not his and that he had fired the shots to rouse the crowd, South African news site SowetanLIVE reported at the time.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

When it comes to exciting wide men, however, it's hard to look past those elite dribblers who rouse crowds and make full-backs fret.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026

Product designers are coming up with novel ways to rouse deep sleepers that border on diabolical, including clocks that deliver 300-volt electric shocks and donate snoozers’ money to charity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 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

“Esmerelda,” she said, “Esmerelda, you must rouse yourself and drink this tonic I’ve prepared.”

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

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

“American Idiot,” the show’s opening number, still rouses an audience with a mad-as-hell anthem that is as valid today as it was 20 years ago when the album came out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2024

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

Sister Marguerite is proud, like Cristiana, and seems to harbor some secret ambition, which rouses my curiosity.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

This is normally a good thing when it is roused to fight infection but also causes inflammation in the body which if persistent is associated with heart disease.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

That includes my first wilderness campsite near Ford Point, where a several-thousand-pound elephant seal roused me from slumber with its jarring bark.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

According to The New York Times, Hellerstein was seen falling asleep during a trial last year and needed to be roused by his colleagues.

From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026

They have been roused to action and then abandoned so many times, not least by American presidents.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026

Then she roused the children, gave each head of shining auburn hair a quick smoothing with a damp comb, and helped them put on their shoes.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

We are all of us, in short, “Musical Bodies,” the title and subject of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s rousing exhibition celebrating the creative and aesthetic realm where music, art, and global cultures meet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Although Martin did not write the play, and questions remain about whether or not it is part of the “GOT” book canon, the production has Martin’s rousing endorsement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

The final chapter of the ceremony featured a rousing musical section, which was kicked off by Tom Walker singing his international hit Leave the Light On.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Comprising over 300 works, spread over two levels of the Grand Palais, “Matisse: 1941-1954” is a rousing reminder that he went on making significant oil-on-canvas works until the early 1950s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

South into Lakedaimon into the land where greens are wide for dancing Athena went, to put in mind of home her great-hearted hero’s honored son, rousing him to return.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer