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"Her work had a startling effect in its own time and was so painstakingly accurate that it was said to have pricked the conscience of the nation," they said.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2023

“If anyone had any doubts where that was concerned, our ears would have pricked up at that word ‘finance’, and they would have got rid of us by now.

From The Guardian • May 30, 2020

However, the looming prospect of China’s ban appears to have pricked the speculative bubble that had contributed to the poaching crisis.

From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2017

If men’s ears have pricked up at this point, the answer is no: The depersonalised and anonymous nature of the Internet almost certainly explains the apparent increase.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2013

He would have pricked his fingers many times and often besides.

From Little Tales of The Desert by Villa, Hernando G.