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clamor

[klam-er] / ˈklæm ər /




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Now, the clamor over unregulated peptides is fueling a high-stakes policy battle within the federal government.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 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

Stars themselves are starting to clamor to be under those lights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026

He lay in bed, listening to the sounds of the house as they changed from creaking and the wind blowing outside to the clamor of the kids getting ready.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Mr. Cohen advised Silicon Valley Bank as it scrambled for a buyer and has been counseling First Republic as it clamors for a lifeline.

From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2023

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

“Everyone in the industry clamors to get inside that ballroom for the Golden Globes,” said one longtime publicist who was not authorized to comment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2021

You’d think it would be easy to get a person who clamors for the spotlight to agree to a documentary about her life.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2018

Yet she hesitated, frightened by some fear conjured up from an unconscious self, like thin remembered notes of village bells, across the tumult of worldly clamors.

From The Salamander by Owen Johnson




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