stirred up
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This usually happens by breathing in the virus, for example when rodent urine and droppings that contain hantavirus are stirred up into the air.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Another blaze was so intense that it stirred up a localised thunderstorm, fire authorities said.
From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026
Over the course of only a few hours, the intense gravity of this object stirred up extremely fast winds that pushed material outward at an astonishing 60,000 km per second.
From Science Daily • Dec. 9, 2025
The feud stirred up a larger conversation on what exactly is worth protecting in Southern California, a region loaded with architectural marvels and Old Hollywood haunts swirling with celebrity legend and gossip.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025
Down below a wind fluff stirred up some greasy newspaper pages; you could smell fresh oil on the air.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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