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commotion

[kuh-moh-shuhn] / kəˈmoʊ ʃən /


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The hundreds of women in the audience booed over the commotion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Upon hearing a commotion outside, McGlockton left the store to see 47-year-old Michael Drejka arguing heatedly with Jacobs.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

“It kind of gums up the wheels of the urban economy just because of the commotion and congestion that’s created.”

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

In his opening arguments, Haytham Faraj, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said Orellana-Peralta and her mother had hidden in a changing room on the second floor amid the commotion of the police response.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

I narrow my eyes, focusing only on her and Jay, who's riding on her shoulder as unruffled by the commotion as she is, and we finally make it to the other side.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman




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