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arouse

[uh-rauz] / əˈraʊz /


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But similar reprisals against high-level officials close to the Kremlin could backfire and arouse even more elite discontent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

“Depositing the money all at once would probably arouse less suspicion with the bank than making a continuing series of deposits just under $10,000,” says Mark Luscombe, principal analyst for Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2025

Ethan must hide his intentions so as to not arouse suspicion, but his behavior is highly irregular, and folks who know him notice.

From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2024

After his release in February 2023, the director began formulating a plan to shoot “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” in a clandestine fashion, with a small crew, so as not to arouse suspicion.

From New York Times ● May 25, 2024

She managed to arouse a great love in little Amaranta Úrsula, who was just like her, and whom she taught how to read.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

“This is an issue that arouses real passion,” said Rep. Seth Magaziner, a half-Jewish Rhode Island congressman navigating the same post-Oct. 7th currents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

So when a Prague landmark is slated for demolition or reconstruction, it invariably arouses strong passions.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025

If the jury finds that Colie was responding to a provocation that reasonably arouses fear or anger, then there is no malice under the law.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2023

Observing, handling and smelling real dried mealworms reduces their disgust and arouses their curiosity.

From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2023

“Here it is. It says, ‘a marvel; that which arouses awe, astonishment, surprise, or admiration.’”

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

They have also aroused a group of Americans who know what it is to lose their rights and privileges.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

The actress aroused suspicion because she was the first celebrity this year to receive a shield.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Just like “The Pitt,” “Widow’s Bay” has aroused the kind of obsessive fandom that leads to Emmy glory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Because of the suspicions aroused by the complaints, she said, she lost a job.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

In the morning’s bright light and in the safe company of classmates, Satan never aroused very much terror.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

The surreal prospect of U.S. and European allies shooting at each other on Greenland sent stock and bond markets sliding, arousing fears that European investors in U.S. government debt could back away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026

"The continuation of the trial is tearing us apart from within, arousing fierce divisions, intensifying rifts."

From Barron's ● Nov. 30, 2025

Their only sin, as things stand, is arousing disgust.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2025

Mr Hastings said her peculiar nature meant she could say things without arousing much suspicion.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2024

She did all this without arousing even the slightest of my suspicions.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane


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