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kerfuffle

[ker-fuhf-uhl] / kərˈfʌf əl /


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Carr said the review stemmed from a probe into whether the network’s diversity programs were discriminatory and that they had had nothing to do with the latest Kimmel kerfuffle.

From MarketWatch May 19, 2026

We have already witnessed an ice dance judging scandal and a curling kerfuffle featuring a cursing Canadian.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 15, 2026

The culinary kerfuffle was unusual for Mexico, which boasts a world-renowned cuisine that includes dozens of varieties of breads and pastries, both savory and sweet.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 22, 2025

The rivalry is only intensifying and each kerfuffle, even if smoothed out, erodes trust between the two rivals.

From Barron's Oct. 24, 2025

He pauses, and there’s a kerfuffle in the darkness back there, and I wonder if he has some physical strategy for checking the fullness of his bladder.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green



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