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hue and cry

noun as in public clamor

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My hunch is that when all the hue and cry ends, the ballot measure passes, and the Thunder remain in OKC for the foreseeable future.

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I asked people then why living in such awful situations wasn't creating more of a hue and cry for change.

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Unfortunately, short of a loud and continuous hue and cry from the rest of us, hunger will continue apace and only those who experience it will see its effects.

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It turned out to be less popular than many anticipated, and there was little hue and cry when it expired.

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"We grew up together, we used to play together. When he disappeared, there was a hue and cry," he said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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