upheaval
Example Sentences
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This summer is shaping up to be one of managerial uncertainty and upheaval at the end of a season in which 10 Premier League bosses have already left their jobs.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Then came another upheaval that rocked the ad business: the Industrial Revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The upheaval has created an opening for lesser-known contenders to gain traction just as voters are beginning to turn their attention to the race — a spotlight now intensified by the controversy.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
“If the adviser is bending because they need to increase the number of clients at all costs, or there’s upheaval or maybe high turnover at their firm, that’s not good,” Krueger said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
As the political upheaval settled down, the mamas would take care of him alongside the other nursery bonobos — but it was only because he’d bonded with me that he’d pulled through and survived.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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