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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

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

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

F1 and the FIA, the world governing body of motor sport, have heard the uproar.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The resulting uproar forced the resignation of the chief Sinaloa prosecutor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

The countryside was in an uproar the next day when news of the tragedy got around.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt




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