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For Gerardo Díaz, a farmer in Jalisco, the entire drama of Teuchitlán has evoked a soul-crushing whirlwind of emotions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025

Five of them start, including flanker and captain Jac Morgan, who has evoked memories of the 2011 campaign in New Zealand, when Wales were captained by a 22-year-old Sam Warburton.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2023

The new policy has evoked an intense response from parents.

From Washington Times • Aug. 9, 2023

There, smoke rising from the snow in winter has evoked concern about peat-driven zombie fires.

From Scientific American • Jul. 31, 2023

When an Italian countryman says of a place that even cats will not stay in it, he considers that he has evoked a picture of ultimate desolation that cannot be surpassed.

From Whosoever Shall Offend by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)