uproar
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Wyomingites are in an uproar over plans to build a “man camp” for thousands of out-of-state workers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The proposed Westside affordable housing project known as Venice Dell has seen it all: neighborhood uproar, lawsuits, clashing city directives to alternatively approve and deny.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The move has caused an uproar on social media among the young women who frequent its stores nationwide, with one shopper calling it "devastating news".
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Britain’s political class is in an uproar over the murder of Henry Nowak—as it should be.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
"Oh, it gets pretty loud down here, all right; this here's the uproar department and I'm in charge . . . Did she go over the mark?"
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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