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uproar

[uhp-rawr, -rohr] / ˈʌpˌrɔr, -ˌroʊr /


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Wyomingites are in an uproar over plans to build a “man camp” for thousands of out-of-state workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

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

The uproar didn’t interrupt Ferrari from rolling the car in front of a parade of dignitaries.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

To the uninitiated, Bangaranga seems cast in the mould of nonsensical Eurovision songs like Diggi-Lou, Digg-Lay - but the title actually means "uproar" in Jamaican patois.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Outside, the cacophonous uproar resumed louder than ever.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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