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clamor

[klam-er] / ˈklæm ər /




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In this era of tight French budgets, the clamor in much of the country now is for spending to expand the ranks of firefighters and buy more equipment — aircraft, trucks, whatever it takes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

This year the clamor is louder, more aggressive, and tinged with showy economic threats.

From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026

But as Americans clamor for more protein, some of the nation’s biggest nutrition companies face concerns over shortages and skyrocketing costs.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

From Davos to Munich and across the capitals of the old Continent, the clamor is rising to a crescendo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

The big iron gate in front of the building was closed, but there was an unusual clamor coming from inside the house.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang

The room at the Governors Awards brings many unexpected star pairings, as everyone clamors to meet someone they admire.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2022

In this season of our discontent, the scene in which Richard cynically holds up a Bible as a ginned-up crowd clamors to make him king is one you may find familiar.

From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2022

Though the company still clamors for government funding and sometimes makes bold predictions it doesn’t actually see through, SpaceX continues to defy expectations with each new accomplishment.

From The Verge ● Nov. 1, 2021

Read in the context of today’s clamors for justice, the decades-old diagnoses and laments sound remarkably — and wrenchingly — fresh and relevant.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 11, 2020

Street venders howled their wares in raucous voices that added to the unintelligible clamors of the old highways that were wont to be so dull and quiet and decorous.

From The Storm Centre by Mary Noailles Murfree




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