upheaval

Example Sentences

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It’s been his routine for decades, through all manner of upheaval and events — social, political, natural and man-made.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

An AI upheaval is coming for media—and this journalist is already all in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Many observers, however, are pleased that the United States has not quit the WTO, thus avoiding major upheaval in the international trading system.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

"There appears to be no rest in sight for more upheaval to the mortgage market," said Rachel Springall, from financial information service Moneyfacts.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The banking system was insolvent, he assumed, and that implied some grave upheaval.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis