upheaval
Example Sentences
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For many of the students, the fire followed the upheaval of the pandemic.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
As Salon’s Andi Zeisler masterfully outlined, conspiratorial thinking “flourishes in times of political and social upheaval, and it tends to resonate within minoritized groups ‘who are systematically kept from participating fully in society’”:
From Salon • May 23, 2026
The latest results suggest the upheaval will be a last chance for the group to secure its position in a games market that has become ultra-competitive in recent years.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
The off-field upheaval will coincide with the need to appoint a new captain as Bernardo Silva leaves this summer, along with popular England defender John Stones, when their contracts expire, while more could follow.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
In the upheaval the steps collapsed and he felt himself falling downward.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
Vocabulary lists containing upheaval
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