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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

“Stellantis dealers are in an uproar over this,” said South Florida Jeep-Ram dealer GianMarco Taverna.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

There was widespread uproar in early January, when online sleuths found that someone had made nearly half a million dollars on Maduro's seizure.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

There’s an uproar of applause and cheers, especially from the kids from the coalition.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas




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