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arouse

[uh-rouz] / əˈraʊz /


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Some lawyers who have worked on crypto-treasury deals say information leaks can not only arouse insider trading suspicions but also actually be harmful for pricing transactions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 25, 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

The three were charged with carrying or displaying an article to arouse reasonable suspicion that they were supporters of banned organisation Hamas.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2024

While she napped, we would creep past her bed, afraid to arouse the slumbering master.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride




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