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They may arouse the ire of politicians and the public, but they also do much that is useful.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2025

“Depositing the money all at once would probably arouse less suspicion with the bank than making a continuing series of deposits just under $10,000,” says Mark Luscombe, principal analyst for Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2025

Hwang uses it to fill time and arouse suspicion, but there is little narrative heft from this plotline until the finale.

From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2024

After his release in February 2023, the director began formulating a plan to shoot “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” in a clandestine fashion, with a small crew, so as not to arouse suspicion.

From New York Times ● May 25, 2024

For one thing, any hopes my father may have had that to meet the General in person would arouse a sense of respect or sympathy to leaven his feelings against him proved without foundation.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

“This is an issue that arouses real passion,” said Rep. Seth Magaziner, a half-Jewish Rhode Island congressman navigating the same post-Oct. 7th currents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

So when a Prague landmark is slated for demolition or reconstruction, it invariably arouses strong passions.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025

“Mushrooms are sort of the interface between life and death, and their sudden appearance is surprising, mysterious, arouses curiosity and invites exploration,” Stamets said.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2023

We had been prepared, in some preshow remarks, for “optional audience participation,” a prospect that usually arouses anxiety.

From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2023

The author then must furiously try to minimize what she has been saying, which only arouses the reader’s suspicions.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

His constant filming, and his inquiring questions, aroused suspicions.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Because of the suspicions aroused by the complaints, she said, she lost a job.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

It enables Alexander to be briefed and to update his handlers, though he can’t stay in there too long, lest suspicions be aroused on the other side of the hack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

Yet Hansen has since aroused controversy, such as when he argued in 2000 that non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases like methane play a large role in climate change.

From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2025

Wondering who it was that had been killed, and why his death had aroused so much anger and grief, I began asking questions of some of the older boys at school.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

What is certain is that “Now I Surrender” stubbornly fights against the kind of engagement its author is preternaturally good at arousing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

"The continuation of the trial is tearing us apart from within, arousing fierce divisions, intensifying rifts," the premier said in a video statement, referring to the split between his supporters and opponents.

From Barron's ● Nov. 30, 2025

Their only sin, as things stand, is arousing disgust.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2025

"They provide heads of state and government with a good excuse to break existing schedules for urgent discussions on current problems without arousing public expectations," he wrote in his book, Diplomacy: Theory and Practice.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025

When the RJF Committee members returned to Iceland, they worked full-time arousing their parliament’s interest in the case, warning that if action weren’t taken quickly, it would be too late for Fischer to receive justice.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady