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uproar

[uhp-rawr, -rohr] / ˈʌpˌrɔr, -ˌroʊr /


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The uproar over “NAZA” has also led the filmmakers to be called traitors in their country.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The uproar at her eviction triggered national demonstrations, with hundreds of people camping in central Madrid's Puerta del Sol square in the most symbolic protest.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Tuesday night, Cornell’s president, provost and chair of the board of trustees wrote a letter to the Cornell community addressing the uproar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

About 700 miles away around the same time, a momentary greeting between New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at ground zero became a dayslong online uproar.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

“You made me have a baby,” she screamed above the uproar.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley


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