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stirred up





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Plans to close Cirebon-1 have stirred up mixed emotions, especially for those employed at the facility.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

It has stirred up the fears and insecurities of the influential Hollywood celebrity masses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

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

“Chadwick was a mighty, mighty elixir that sort of stirred up that alchemy that we’re all in search of, which is meaning.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

She had no desire to get her roommates stirred up over nothing.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson




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