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rouse

[rouz] / raʊz /




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Who needs one when your smartphone can rouse you from sleep?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

However, if the U.S. bats do not rouse from their slumber, the championship game will be a game the Americans curse forever.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Product designers are hatching new ways to rouse them that border on diabolical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The 40-year-old Wawrinka must try and rouse himself on his Australian Open farewell after a gruelling five-set win in round two.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

He seemed to know just the right note, the right word or phrase to rouse the emotions of his audience.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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