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uproar

[uhp-rawr, -rohr] / ˈʌpˌrɔr, -ˌroʊr /


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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 possibility of Polis commuting her sentence had caused an uproar in the state in recent months.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Paul Gigot: So, we’re not going to get rid of cameras, I don’t think, because there’d be an uproar in the internet about how there’s no transparency.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“Not renewing it would trigger a big uproar from the private sector,” Ziemer says.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The uproar was not over the rough riding in the race—which was truly outrageous—but over a supposed shadowy conspiracy around it.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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