uproar
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To the uninitiated, Bangaranga seems cast in the mould of nonsensical Eurovision songs like Diggi-Lou, Digg-Lay - but the title actually means "uproar" in Jamaican patois.
From BBC • May 17, 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
“Not renewing it would trigger a big uproar from the private sector,” Ziemer says.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
There was widespread uproar in early January, when online sleuths found that someone had made nearly half a million dollars on Maduro's seizure.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
The author talked about how this uproar was probably also good for art historians and museum curators.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
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