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furor

[fyoor-awr, -er] / ˈfyʊər ɔr, -ər /


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Though some activists demanded Wasserman leave his post as LA28 chair and called for a Games boycott, there has been no apparent reduction in sponsorships or ticket sales because of the furor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

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

Following The Atlantic breaking the news of the Hegseth DOD’s troubling security lapse, Vance returned to the chat to joke about the furor surrounding Signalgate.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025

Colonel Cargill came storming into General Peckem’s office a minute later in a furor of dmid resentment.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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