furor

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Though some activists demanded Wasserman leave his post as LA28 chair and called for a Games boycott, there has been no apparent reduction in sponsorships or ticket sales because of the furor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 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

It also mixes in archival news reports and interviews with Rushdie detailing the furor in the Islamic world that greeted the publication of his 1988 novel "The Satanic Verses."

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 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

In fact, the mere utterance of the words “sumo” and “rigged” in the same sentence can cause a national furor.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt