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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 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

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

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

There’s an uproar of applause and cheers, especially from the kids from the coalition.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas




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