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The commotion awakened the victim’s mother, who rushed in, causing the suspect to burst out of the home and flee, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026 -
And following a tradition that dates back to the Apollo program, the crew was awakened each day by a different song, picked from a list that the astronauts had selected beforehand.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Data center plans have stirred public controversy due to the massive needs of water and energy to run the them, and nearby residents worry could centers could sap up their own resources and drive up electric bills.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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And yet, here in April, with the run-in upon the club and its biggest knockout match for 30 years coming into view at Wembley, Longstaff stirred those emotions again.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
23 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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And each movement aroused an urge to move in the woman lying above, as if an avalanche of imperceptible but palpable vibrations had been triggered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
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The Boys give it a test run by killing a new supe named Rockhard, a spoof of Marvel’s The Thing, and wounding Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles), whom Homelander awoke from cryostasis.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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As the first bits of morning light awoke the day, early risers celebrated with Easter Sunday service on a hilltop in Anaheim Hills.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
5 Apr. 2026
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This woke Next Gen car has killed the short tracks and the big ones, but the medium ones are thriving.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Fillmore, a German shorthaired pointer, is being hailed a hero after his urgent barking woke his family during a garage fire at their home on Skyway Drive in Unincorporated Tustin, Orange County.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Bestirred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestirred. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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