mayhem
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But that wouldn’t be much of a movie, so the family spends nearly the entire saga wandering around the neighborhood, looking for the dog and finding mayhem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Cool recalled the mayhem of a 1991 European winter tour when the band played 64 shows in three months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Enthusiasm for tech shares boosted Asian stocks for a second day Wednesday, as more mayhem in the Middle East lifted Brent crude back above $92 a barrel and the yen came under renewed pressure.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
There was mayhem at the packed gathering of fans on 17 June, when Argentina star Lionel Messi scored his first 2026 Fifa World Cup goal by coolly slotting the ball past the Algerian goalkeeper.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
At first it was mayhem: we bounded in, grabbing wildly as the pigeons took off.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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