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[stur] / stɜr /






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The sudden influx of Bogong moths along Australia's east coast has caused a stir in cities like Sydney and Canberra, with people filming them infiltrating their homes and cars.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

I can’t tell you how many conversations I’ve had where someone says, “Even mentioning this can stir up fear and doubt.”

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Twelve months ago, both actors were anonymous Gen Z-ers who could have easily popped into Tim Hortons for a maple-glazed donut without causing a stir.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

There were data released this week that, in previous years, tended to stir financial markets.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

Somebody new was coming into the parking lot and causing a stir.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

The internet stirs, French’s ragebait gets a moment and suddenly I’m pecking laptop keys about a race…for the Texas Railroad Commission?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Crude oil and energy is ‘the straw that stirs the drink’ of the current global macro risk regime,” said Charlie McElligott, cross-asset macro strategist at Nomura Securities International.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

There, it stirs the surrounding hot gas, which gives off X-rays.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Yes, “Spa Weekend” is a plate of reheated “Wedding Crashers” nachos, because no one stirs up cheerful chaos like the spirited Fisher.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

But the effort stirs the black, wet road to a mire, and when he starts up the car again, it won’t move.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

It may not be enough to overcome the disgust that Ramaswamy stirred up in voters who have a healthier attitude about family and boundaries.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

The Bay Area librarian-turned-social media star stirred concern online this summer after a series of posts in which he discussed his declining mental health.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Russia has provided the U.S. with little information about the mysterious episode, which has stirred fears that an infectious disease might spread inside Russia and beyond the country’s borders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

"It's really taken off like wildfire," he said as a batch of powder was slowly stirred into gelato, turning it a bright purple.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Just as numerous were the vermin, a plague of flies and mosquitos that stirred through the sweltering July air.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

I don’t know if the situation’s hopeless, or there’s an antidote stirring in Savannah.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

"For us Hungarians, paprika is a wonder," one of the competitors, local fast-food restaurant owner Imre Zseni said, while stirring a beef stew.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

By heating, stirring, and disrupting gas throughout the CGM, black hole jets can make it harder for that material to cool and fall back toward the galaxy.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Painful, for sure, but a prelude to a stirring second half from the striker and his new-old team-mates.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

There were also traditional cooking utensils like wooden stirring sticks and pots.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith


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