upheaval

Example Sentences

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“If the adviser is bending because they need to increase the number of clients at all costs, or there’s upheaval or maybe high turnover at their firm, that’s not good,” Krueger said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

McDermott, who ran German software giant SAP before joining ServiceNow in 2019, must guide the company through the most significant technological upheaval in the volatile history of software.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The film’s trailer promises more political upheaval, introduces a new villain and teases Paul and Chani’s future child.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 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

That was the period when divine good humor and the hidden forces of human nature acted with impunity to provoke a state of emergency and upheaval in the laws of physics and logic.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende