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Or you can get riled up with impatience, jealousy and/or dismay with a self-confessed couple who has everything, including $6 million set aside for retirement, and still want advice.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Of course, even he can get riled up by ill-timed laughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Space Force is seeking to expand the number of launches and attract aerospace companies in and around Vandenberg Space Force Base, where SpaceX launches already have riled up residents, state officials and environmentalists.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

But they do it because people get riled up about this kind of stuff, and that helps them gain support.

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2025

“And Carlyle’s. The two of them put ideas in your head, and get you all riled up when I’m not around.”

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman