commotion
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Dharmendra Prasad, a 37-year-old taxi driver living far below the lake in the town of Rangpo Forest, awoke to a commotion, as townspeople desperately scrambled to get to higher ground.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Outside the banquet hall after the Paxton event had ended, Paul Barbieri and a friend stood by their pickup truck wondering what all the commotion had been about.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
During the April market commotion, a Central Huijin official told reporters that it has played a role in stabilizing markets since 2008 and mentioned the national team by name.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
"People were gathering around me, there was a real commotion," she said.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025
And with all the commotion, I’d completely forgotten to check my email and update Thomas.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing commotion
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