galvanized

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Zion has continued to operate, its prominence has grown and the crackdown has galvanized support for the church in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

My research team has found that powerful stories keep members of a hate group galvanized, either by repeating the story over and over or by constantly adding fresh accusations and interpretations to it.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

Bursting into national prominence in the mid-1960s in the San Joaquin Valley, Chavez galvanized public support on behalf of them after organizing community groups across Central and Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The department’s civilian oversight panel voted unanimously during Tuesday’s meeting that the shooting that killed 30-year-old Linda Becerra Moran, whose case has galvanized police brutality activists, was “out of policy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

I bathed slowly in the crusted galvanized bucket.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck