upheaval
Example Sentences
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The broadcast news industry has been experiencing upheaval and consolidation — most recently with layoffs and firings at “60 Minutes,” and the pending merger of news giants Tegna and Nexstar.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The club feel the upheaval played a major role in the club's drop in form after his exit, with them not ending up qualifying for Europe.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
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
He took power after months of political upheaval triggered by his predecessor's declaration of martial law.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
This badgering soul who’d thrown his entire existence into upheaval?
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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