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arouse

[uh-rouz] / əˈraʊz /


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Walker also appeared to arouse the froideur of French Gates, who was the foundation’s co-chair.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 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

Hwang uses it to fill time and arouse suspicion, but there is little narrative heft from this plotline until the finale.

From Salon Dec. 27, 2024

Local media reports that a 40-year-old man was arrested on Sunday and an investigation opened into the possible passing of "intelligence to a foreign power in order to arouse hostilities in France".

From BBC Jul. 23, 2024

I want to tell him that anyone with an ounce of dignity wants to keep some things to herself, but I don’t want to arouse his suspicions.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

So he creates drama, he attacks, arouses counter-forces, feels fear—will my luck hold?—defeats the enemy, claims triumph and relaxes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 22, 2026

It arouses particularly strong emotions in a city which prides itself on its architectural conservation.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2025

“Mushrooms are sort of the interface between life and death, and their sudden appearance is surprising, mysterious, arouses curiosity and invites exploration,” Stamets said.

From Seattle Times Mar. 26, 2023

We had been prepared, in some preshow remarks, for “optional audience participation,” a prospect that usually arouses anxiety.

From New York Times Feb. 24, 2023

The author then must furiously try to minimize what she has been saying, which only arouses the reader’s suspicions.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

What angered Scots-Irish Americans most was elite condescension, which aroused the populist uprising that put Jackson in the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 1, 2026

They did not look as gaunt as the hostages freed a week earlier - their appearance had aroused anger in Israel and elsewhere.

From BBC Feb. 15, 2025

Yet Hansen has since aroused controversy, such as when he argued in 2000 that non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases like methane play a large role in climate change.

From Salon Feb. 6, 2025

Only bits and pieces—a gesture or a long but isolated tirade—caught my attention or aroused my interest.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus

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

From Barron's Nov. 30, 2025

Earlier in its voyage, the vessel passed by Denmark at around the time of the drone incursions, which began late on Sept. 22, arousing the suspicion of investigators, a French official said.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 1, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2025

He drew inspiration from works at Kirkcaldy Galleries, studying paintings from artists such as Samuel Peploe and William McTaggart so intently that he feared arousing the suspicions of gallery staff.

From BBC Mar. 3, 2025

When the RJF Committee members returned to Iceland, they worked full-time arousing their parliament’s interest in the case, warning that if action weren’t taken quickly, it would be too late for Fischer to receive justice.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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