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It enables Alexander to be briefed and to update his handlers, though he can’t stay in there too long, lest suspicions be aroused on the other side of the hack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

“The brain needs stimulation. It needs to be aroused at an optimal level in order to perform well,” Zentall said, “so as a mechanism to increase arousal and stimulation to the brain, we move.”

From Washington Times ● Feb. 28, 2016

And, they believe, the public will not be aroused by arcane fights over “aggregate” ceilings.

From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2013

The time, difficulty and expense required to gath­er information on masses of citizens have decreased exponentially, and the motivation to use such information for evil purposes can be aroused from dormancy just as easily.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 22, 2011

The heart must be warmed, the feelings must be stirred, before the will can be aroused to noble action in any great movement.

From Short Stories of the New America Interpreting the America of this age to high school boys and girls by Various


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