bedlam
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While bedlam was breaking out in Glasgow, there was nothing but serenity in the capital.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
At some point, bedlam just becomes background noise that never stops.
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
For a film that’s ostensibly about the picture-perfect joys of a family Christmas, this looks more like holiday bedlam than bliss.
From Salon • Oct. 15, 2025
When the ball clanged off the bright yellow pole, Judge raised his right hand toward the sky and tossed his bat to the ground, as bedlam erupted all around him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
He was an impartial and unexcitable umpire at all our bedlam sporting events, a master fire builder and extinguisher, and an expert, uncontemptuous first-aid man.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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