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

The furor over Minneapolis has tested the Apple CEO’s strategy for navigating Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

This reviewer is a big fan of Mr. Nesbitt, who generates a singular strain of furor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

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

In fact, the mere utterance of the words “sumo” and “rigged” in the same sentence can cause a national furor.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt