upheaval
Example Sentences
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In nearby Mount Horeb, known as the “Troll Capital of the World,” locals are caught between sympathy for the dogs and unease at the upheaval activists have brought.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
It’s his steadiness and seeming unflappability in a time of great upheaval and stress, and that was again evident.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
“The prospect of a period of political upheaval is taking its toll in the U.K.,” said Danni Hewson, head of financial analysis at AJ Bell.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
That decision, "injects immediate confusion and upheaval into highly time-sensitive medical decisions," the drugmaker wrote in its filing with the Supreme Court.
From Barron's • May 2, 2026
Endurance was pinned on all sides by this immense upheaval.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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