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One prompted stories of an old cowboy sitting alone on a porch, surveying a ghost town; another prompted stories about a sun rising over a meadow, where tiny creatures awakened and started to frolic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026 -
Seeing her life through Meehan’s eyes awakened something in her.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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These muted in-between tones promote quiet contentment, versus the excitement stirred by pure red or yellow.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 May 2026
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Grow and behold Government documents, local observers and the theme-parks rumor factory have stirred unofficial speculation about an Epic expansion.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2026
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Bell is a revelation as the nebbish, envious and conflictedly aroused Niall — a desperate man hiding from others and himself.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
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This aroused suspicion and eventually led to searches of Kamnik’s phone, computer, and external hard drive, which revealed a massive trove of illicit material.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2026
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The 68-year-old suspect awoke and got into an argument with the victim that turned physical.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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One night, Montiel's mother awoke to find her daughter's bedsheets red with blood − a result of hemorrhaging and bloody diarrhea, caused by the virus.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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The name of the person who woke him up was redacted.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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My hero tenderly wrapped his snow-white daughter in a cravat; my heroine woke with a stab of fear, wondering where her stomach had gone.—
Eloisa James,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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“Bestirred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestirred. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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