rousing
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Rousing biopic of Winston Churchill during his wartime greatness, with Gary Oldman on Oscar-winning form as the statesman struggling with appeasers and the Nazi threat.
From The Guardian • Jun. 19, 2018
Rousing herself from deep sleep, Jane Meyer mumbled something congratulatory and asked him when exactly he and his crew would be returning.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2018
Rousing and infuriating, cerebral and vulgar, the original event marked a flash point in second-wave feminism.
From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2017
Rousing celebration also coexists with darker, less festive thoughts.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2015
“This rabble-rouser is part of your family. And there she is. Out there. Rousing the rabble.”
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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