Word: stirred
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...each loss or know when we have severed a vital link with nature? Observes noted paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould: "It would be a very bleak world with cockroaches and dogs and not much else." The final blessing of the Endangered Species Act is that it preserves the elements that stir man's sense of wonder. That benefit alone is too precious for the God Squad to barter away...
...galvanizing the campus, Freedman forgot that academic administrators are not supposed to stir the passions of students. Nor are they supposed to play into the hands of obnoxious and fringe elements on campus. By doing so, however, Freedman has drawn disproportionate attention to some of Dartmouth's least flattering qualities. A prominent legal scholar, Freedman is no expert on public relations...
Even diplomats who generally favor a more influential role for Japan in world affairs are concerned. They are worried that the specter of Japanese troops operating outside the country might stir resentment abroad, especially in Asia, where the memory of Japanese conquest and occupation in World War II has yet to fade and resentment of Japanese wealth is widespread...
...Crimson regarding the situation in the Middle East. I was surprised by the prejudiced anti-Arab writings of certain organizations and individuals on campus. In his article "Arab Activists Massacred the Facts," Joseph Enis refers to Palestinians as having "rudely reminded the world that they still exist and can stir up trouble with the best...
...Saddam Hussein in the Persian Gulf, and the American news media had found more important events to cover than Palestinian rabble rousing. By staging a violent display sure to result in severe casualties and intense media attention, Palestinians rudely reminded the world that they still exist and still can stir up trouble with the best...