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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

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

It will not arouse suspicion if we disappear one night and head for Thailand.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung




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