furor
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Winters tried to douse the furor with an initial post on Friday that said Standard Chartered “will continue to speak honestly about the impact of technological change.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
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
As Anderson continued with her scheduled tour, the furor over Constitution Hall “seemed to increase and follow me wherever I went.”
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
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