furor

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After a year of internal furor at Harvard and a faculty vote of no confidence, Summers eventually stepped down as president.

From Salon

The furor ramps up the pressure to reform Lloyd’s, which has a centurieslong history of product innovation and marked cultural conservatism.

From The Wall Street Journal

But it has done little to quell the furor.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From The Wall Street Journal