galvanizing
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She said the peaceful demonstrations since the start of the sprawling immigration raids were a strength of the movement galvanizing against the raids.
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026
“North” was a galvanizing book for its bog poems as well as sequences such as “Singing School” and “Whatever You Say Say Nothing”:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Mamdani, 34, a state assemblyman, decisively beat Cuomo in the Democratic primary, galvanizing young voters with a campaign focused on lower rent, free child care and subsidized public transportation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
The network is leaning into its heritage as the home of the league from 1990 to 2002, when Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to six championships, galvanizing fan interest to new heights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025
Rather, he “devoured” the book: it struck him like a jolt of electricity, both paralyzing and galvanizing him.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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