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stirring

[stur-ing] / ˈstɜr ɪŋ /


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So, with stirring anthems like Wicker Woman and Wild Horse on her setlist, has she been tempted to leap off the stage?

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

These films break through a dense documentary market with their stirring portraits of wars, political leaders, activists, artists, musicians, movements, and occasionally, regular people like you and me.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

As a result, wrinkle structures are uncommon in rocks younger than about 540 million years old, when animal life rapidly diversified and began actively stirring ocean sediments.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

This ought to be a stirring message, especially to those in Congress and the press who fret about the end of democracy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

No bubbling stream was stirring it into life and keeping it topped up to the brim.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda