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uproar

[uhp-rawr, -rohr] / ˈʌpˌrɔr, -ˌroʊr /


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The proposed Westside affordable housing project known as Venice Dell has seen it all: neighborhood uproar, lawsuits, clashing city directives to alternatively approve and deny.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Britain’s political class is in an uproar over the murder of Henry Nowak—as it should be.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Back in 2015 there was uproar about the Higher Maths.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

“Not renewing it would trigger a big uproar from the private sector,” Ziemer says.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

As the uproar subsided, Torak raised his head.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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