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Some scientists worry that conflicting guidance will stir confusion among parents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025
"Hopefully this will stir up momentum," Dean told BBC Sport last month.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2025
That will stir up blizzard conditions, including heavy winds and snow.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
The Mexican Alzheimer's Center is promoting the therapy, hoping the music will stir up recollections of times past among patients with the degenerative illness, encouraging them to sing or even dance to familiar old tunes.
From Reuters ● Oct. 16, 2022
Is there no glory to be won, that will stir heart and brain to supreme effort, except by causing human agony and devastation?
From Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace by George Hebard Maxwell
