upheaval
Example Sentences
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In previous years, a run of poor results would trigger a flurry of signings or internal upheaval.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Schrader, who turns 80 in July, spoke about the coming upheaval with a mixture of fascination, resignation and dry gallows humor.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Despite the upheaval, the colonies did not collapse.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
But his policies have triggered bitter upheaval, with workers and Indigenous people taking to the streets in protest.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
That was the period when divine good humor and the hidden forces of human nature acted with impunity to provoke a state of emergency and upheaval in the laws of physics and logic.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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