aroused
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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
He says that she had been riding her bicycle by herself and she arrived at the hospital without a backpack or anything else that might have aroused suspicion.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025
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
Julian, politely, had been pretending not to follow this exchange, but his curiosity was aroused by this.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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