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ruckus

[ruhk-uhs] / ˈrʌk əs /


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Compared to the library whisperings of the 2.5-liter hybrid, the 2.0-liter EcoBoost raises a ruckus at high loads and rpm.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Although Japanese popular culture had a mainstream presence in the U.S., most of us associated it with, say, Nintendo games or after-school cartoons like “Voltron” and all their associated ruckus.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

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

The projections could change all that and even create enough of a ruckus to get a reluctant, car-crazed city to make that Grand Avenue block pedestrian.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2026

When I went back inside, there came a ruckus and much shouting from the second floor.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Other passengers have complained of comfort animals triggering allergic reactions, sprawling over arm rests and causing ruckuses.

From New York Times Jan. 19, 2018

Having dispensed with the iffy solo albums, ruckuses and motivational crises of the mega-selling rock band, the reactivated Las Vegas four-piece sound bigger than ever, a gale force of sound.

From The Guardian Aug. 19, 2012

On the page, of course, where fraudulent memoirs have causes major ruckuses in recent years, the story is entirely different.

From New York Times Mar. 22, 2012

In the final days of training, Charles was reported to be peeved at Eagan, disturbed over the prospect of a small gate,* and annoyed over ruckuses among his backers.

From Time Magazine Archive




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