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bestir

[bih-stur] / bɪˈstɜr /












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The facts of this case, he said, are “bound to bestir passion in the hearts and minds of any rational person.”

From Seattle Times

“There was indeed perishing; many indeed died of it. ... No longer could they move, no longer could they bestir themselves ... And when they bestirred themselves, much did they cry out.”

From Los Angeles Times

For a New York Times reporter endangered in Egypt, the administration does not bestir itself, as Times publisher A.G.

From Washington Post

It is hardly shameful to bestir Trump loyalists in the coming campaign with the message that their candidate has little to offer beyond policies that appeal to racists.

From Washington Post

It has become abundantly clear to me that my rhetoric, which I’ve employed to create energy and bestir passions in the political arena, has become destructive.

From Washington Post