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ruckus

[ruhk-uhs] / ˈrʌk əs /


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White House officials gave him the boot last summer after he torpedoed gene therapies, causing a ruckus.

From The Wall Street Journal May 3, 2026

Thiaw, meanwhile, had his media briefing cancelled after a ruckus broke out in the press room.

From BBC Mar. 17, 2026

Various proposals to reverse those measures have kicked up a ruckus in Berlin, in recent months, as an overdue argument about intergenerational fairness is getting some air.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

The ruckus over the edits contributed to the departure of two top CBS News executives.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2025

This would get the little fish riled up, they’d bump at the flies and try to pull ’em under and would raise a ruckus that’d make the big fish wonder what the commotion was for.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

Other passengers have complained of comfort animals triggering allergic reactions, sprawling over arm rests and causing ruckuses.

From New York Times Jan. 19, 2018

Having dispensed with the iffy solo albums, ruckuses and motivational crises of the mega-selling rock band, the reactivated Las Vegas four-piece sound bigger than ever, a gale force of sound.

From The Guardian Aug. 19, 2012

On the page, of course, where fraudulent memoirs have causes major ruckuses in recent years, the story is entirely different.

From New York Times Mar. 22, 2012

In the final days of training, Charles was reported to be peeved at Eagan, disturbed over the prospect of a small gate,* and annoyed over ruckuses among his backers.

From Time Magazine Archive




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