furor

Example Sentences

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The same anger over lost oil wealth and a monarch in the pocket of foreign interests boiled over again in the 1970s, this time driven by religious furor from the charismatic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Lazizi Mara also asked for the case to proceed, saying it would give the camp a chance to reverse the reputational damage it had suffered amid online furor over the suit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

After a year of internal furor at Harvard and a faculty vote of no confidence, Summers eventually stepped down as president.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

The furor ramps up the pressure to reform Lloyd’s, which has a centurieslong history of product innovation and marked cultural conservatism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

For a brief time the press made much of Brian and he was interviewed for several networks but the furor died within a few months.

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen