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upheaval

[uhp-hee-vuhl] / ʌpˈhi vəl /


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Amid this upheaval, he wanted to be sure that his son, Septimius, inherited the wisdom of the ancient Greeks—but doubted whether Septimius would have the patience to wade through a vast corpus of 1,000-year-old works.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Lee made the remark at a press conference marking his first year in office, which he took after months of political upheaval triggered by his predecessor's martial law declaration.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

And there could be more departures on the way, adding to the upheaval.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The lack of upheaval supports the theory England had their best players in Australia, they just got the approach all wrong.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

I guess I was hoping that in the new upheaval they’d break a rule for me.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer




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