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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

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

It did rouse huge cheers in the room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 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

Mr. Flux began to rouse, but the stranger leapt on him, pinning him, or trying to.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

She slumps over a cloth in the arms of a caretaker with her eyes closed, but rouses when another person brings her what appears to be raw meat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

January is an odd month in the art world, as it rouses itself from its holiday slumber but struggles to shake off the sleepiness of the past month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

In Ridley Scott’s 1979 film “Alien,” the crew of the Nostromo rouses from slumber to answer a distress call that spells their doom.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2025

We admire Zelenskyy because he rouses the better angels of our nature.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2022

His fingers go back to my hair and I doze off, but he rouses me to see the sunset.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

He has the Bruins 4-0 and has roused their hibernating fan base and infused it with hope and belief and good vibes — everything that’s lacking from Riley’s program.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

It seems that much of the Western world is waking up, roused by that sonorous noise that they just can’t seem to shake.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

That will be a persistent tension as cooperation gears up and it has already roused some Canadian domestic opposition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

His presence roused Everton's fans for a big finish.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

“Speak to your master?” said Mrs. Pocket, whose dignity was roused again.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

The latter seemingly bought into some of the era’s storylines and ringside magic, believing that a rousing speech to the wrestlers in the locker room would convince them to strike.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

This rousing statement was also, naturally, a self-aware business pitch.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

Traditional elements of both bachata and música mexicana appear, as the duo touts their luxurious lifestyles over a lisping guiro and a rousing trumpet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

They fear an AI agent rousing an AI army to take down the American banking system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

“Don’t you dare go back to sleep!” my mother shouted as she continued rousing the rest of the brood.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane