ruckus
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Then, a mischief of magpies began a ruckus, chattering and hopping from branch to branch of a scraggly tree.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
Those renovations raised a brief ruckus over the summer after Administration officials such as Russ Vought of the Office of Management and Budget accused the Fed of running over budget on a needlessly grandiose project.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
The ruckus began after Christian Braun fouled Harden with 6.6 seconds left in the second quarter, causing a lot of pushing and shoving.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025
Efforts to silence people who create a ruckus suggest that “the deputy is greater than his principal; that the servant is above his master.”
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2025
“I’ve been having the same week you have, Prime Minister. The Brockdale Bridge...the Bones and Vance murders...not to mention the ruckus in the West Country...”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing ruckus
Mayhem! Chaos! Pandemonium!
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