welter

Example Sentences

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But a welter of economic numbers will barrel into the mix today too - chief among them the September retail sales release, but also industrial output data and an October reading on U.S. housing.

From Reuters

Monitors here said a welter of confused shouting accompanied the reading of the first communique from Teheran.

From Seattle Times

A welter of official bodies have been set up: the National Council for Cities, the Inter-ministerial Commission for Cities of Urban Social Development, the National Agency for Urban Renewal, to name but a few.

From BBC

The burglars’ capture by the police during their botched break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters on June 17, 1972, led to the exposure of a welter of illegal Nixonian operations, and eventually to Nixon’s downfall.

From Washington Post

The best way to get a handle on this divine welter is to take a walking tour.

From New York Times