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ruckus

[ruhk-uhs] / ˈrʌk əs /


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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

Those renovations raised a brief ruckus over the summer after Administration officials such as Russ Vought of the Office of Management and Budget accused the Fed of running over budget on a needlessly grandiose project.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

"From a girl's standpoint, they're going to have to get used to me stirring a few pots and causing a bit of a ruckus," he told ITV after signing up.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

The ruckus over the edits contributed to the departure of two top CBS News executives.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

To our credit, we didn’t raise a ruckus.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon




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