upheaval

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Some of the savviest tech users are also balking at sticking around for the AI upheaval.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 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

By studying which species lived before this extinction and how they responded to environmental changes, researchers can gain insight into how life adapts during periods of major upheaval.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

The leadership shift comes amid an upheaval in Hollywood as traditional companies wage a desperate battle for survival.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

An even more drastic linguistic upheaval must have swept over tropical Southeast Asia to the south of China—in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Peninsular Malaysia.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond