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upheaval

[uhp-hee-vuhl] / ʌpˈhi vəl /


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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

"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

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

Private-credit managers are trying to disprove a negative—and it has created the biggest upheaval for the $1 trillion market since it came on the scene after the financial crisis.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

This badgering soul who’d thrown his entire existence into upheaval?

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman