ruckus
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Then, a mischief of magpies began a ruckus, chattering and hopping from branch to branch of a scraggly tree.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
Thiaw, meanwhile, had his media briefing cancelled after a ruckus broke out in the press room.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Various proposals to reverse those measures have kicked up a ruckus in Berlin, in recent months, as an overdue argument about intergenerational fairness is getting some air.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
The ruckus began after Christian Braun fouled Harden with 6.6 seconds left in the second quarter, causing a lot of pushing and shoving.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025
The other kids heard the ruckus and came running.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
Vocabulary lists containing ruckus
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