Trouble can call out a person’s best qualities.

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Trouble can call out a person’s best qualities.

Can I take ‘call out’ to mean ‘inspire’ or ‘arouse’?

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Where did you find that sentence?

The usual expression is 'Trouble can bring out a person's best qualities'.
 
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