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mayhem

[mey-hem, mey-uhm] / ˈmeɪ hɛm, ˈmeɪ əm /


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Switching the setting of “Carrie” from suburban Boston to down-home Maine might have helped convince readers that the novel’s mayhem “could happen in any high school across the country.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Ultimately, Rucho is the cause of much of the mayhem we see today.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

But for Odenkirk, it was the prospect of a slow burn that appealed to him, with a first stretch that plays closer to “Fargo” before the mayhem ramps up to almost cartoonish proportions.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

It has been nothing but a headache for passengers, but some analysts believe Clear stands to benefit from a protracted government shutdown and the mayhem that comes with it.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

My second-grade classroom turned out to be a mayhem of unruly kids and flying erasers, which had not been the norm in either my experience or Craig’s.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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