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commotion

[kuh-moh-shuhn] / kəˈmoʊ ʃən /


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Commotion erupted in the theatre when Perla, a Peruvian-born unemployed mother of two sitting in the theatre, realised she had a winning El Gordo number in her hand.

From Reuters • Dec. 22, 2022

Commotion also greeted the piece a few years later in the United States, home to many Irish Americans.

From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2022

SAT-SUN Ocean Commotion activities to learn about sea creatures and their habitats, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2017

Commotion Over the Sale of John Denver’s Sanctuary SNOWMASS, Colo. — John Denver was a troubadour of Colorado, singing of clear skies and country roads, sunshine on his shoulder and Rocky Mountain highs.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2013

The Punishment of the Leaders, and teachers in a Commotion; not the poore seduced People, when they are punished, can profit the Common-wealth by their example.

From Leviathan by Hobbes, Thomas




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