rouse
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In his defence, Malema told the court the firearm was not his and that he had fired the shots to rouse the crowd, South African news site SowetanLIVE reported at the time.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 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 coming up with novel ways to rouse deep sleepers that border on diabolical, including clocks that deliver 300-volt electric shocks and donate snoozers’ money to charity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
There is an overwhelming sense that Scotland's fate on Tuesday does not depend on what the handy Danes do, but what Clarke's team can conjure up and rouse from within themselves.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025
He did not sound worried in the slightest; the situation seemed to rouse him to crackling near-manic energy.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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