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brouhaha

[broo-hah-hah, broo-hah-hah, broo-hah-hah] / ˈbru hɑˌhɑ, ˌbru hɑˈhɑ, bruˈhɑ hɑ /
NOUN
uproar
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Earlier this year, another relationship brouhaha — this one dubbed “Scamanda” — hit Bravo’s “Summer House” after a secret romance between long-time cast members Amanda Batula and West Wilson rocked the friend group.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Sports columnist Jason Gay shares his take on the brouhaha.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Since then, however, and even before this latest brouhaha, the shares have begun to struggle.

From MarketWatch Mar. 30, 2026

With the Greenland brouhaha sidelined for now, investors can look ahead to a big week of earnings as about a fifth of S&P 500 companies will report, including four of the Magnificent Seven.

From Barron's Jan. 25, 2026

Like many usage controversies, the brouhaha over like a cigarette should is a product of grammatical ineptitude and historical ignorance.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Gates’ brouhaha was one of four brouhahas from Tuesday’s morning session that coaches didn’t find very funny as they were unfolding.

From Washington Times Aug. 15, 2023

The N.F.L. is notoriously protective of its territory, and mishaps at the halftime show — Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction, M.I.A.’s middle finger — have tended to cause outsized public brouhahas.

From New York Times Feb. 13, 2022

Thornton, who didn’t speak after the game, has been in beard brouhahas before.

From Seattle Times Jan. 5, 2018

By the 1910s, partisan brouhahas had evaporated almost entirely from sporting events.

From Slate Jan. 2, 2018

Recent years have produced similar brouhahas about whether serving sushi, or wearing kimonos, sombreros or hijabs, amounts to oppression, invasion or even just benign appreciation of other cultures’ traditions and innovations.

From Washington Post Sep. 5, 2016




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