furor
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One neighbour reportedly sold their house to escape the furor.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
The resulting furor reached the level that “Saturday Night Live” felt the need to chime in over the weekend, pointing out that Chalamet was lobbing stones from inside a glass house.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
Lazizi Mara also asked for the case to proceed, saying it would give the camp a chance to reverse the reputational damage it had suffered amid online furor over the suit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026
The furor is due to his pointed comments defending an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot a Minneapolis woman driving away from him.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026
As Anderson continued with her scheduled tour, the furor over Constitution Hall “seemed to increase and follow me wherever I went.”
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
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