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The Los Angeles City Council voted to bar her return, her child died at birth and Gold Star Mothers raised a furor at the prospect of her return.

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But the furor grew, especially among a contingent of Harvard faculty, and he resigned as president the following year.

The database provoked a furor within the LAPD, which led to the city unsuccessfully suing in an attempt to claw back the photos.

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Shin compared the furor to a 2020 case in which a convenience store clerk was indicted for eating a 5,900 won pack of braised pig's feet.

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On its heels came the expected furor of Cheever-related commentary that obsessed over his private life at the expense of his writing.

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