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uproar

[uhp-rawr, -rohr] / ˈʌpˌrɔr, -ˌroʊr /


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In reaction to the uproar in Burkina over the national team's treatment, match organiser Eurodata Sport issued a terse statement shared online by the AFA that it had "honoured its contractual commitments".

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

About 700 miles away around the same time, a momentary greeting between New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at ground zero became a dayslong online uproar.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

In the political uproar that followed, France set up a system to prevent and fight fires in its biggest forest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

But a major European tour this summer faltered, with several concerts scrapped amid uproar over the star's views.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Justin Massey waited until the uproar had died away.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin


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