furor

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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

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

The Los Angeles City Council voted to bar her return, her child died at birth and Gold Star Mothers raised a furor at the prospect of her return.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

Dorothy Vaughan watched the furor from a second-floor office in the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel, Building 1251.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly