aroused
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After charming his way into the house of a couple who believed his tale and gave him thousands of euros, he eventually aroused their suspicions.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025
I recall the intense inner excitement aroused in my heart by Alla Nazimova’s enactment of Mrs. Alving in a performance of Ibsen’s “Ghosts” in the 1930s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 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
From this stupor he was aroused to a more immediate sense of reality by the impact on his cheek of a well-aimed packet of chewing-gum.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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