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upheaval

[uhp-hee-vuhl] / ʌpˈhi vəl /


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That would be the strongest growth rate for the index since the second quarter of 2021, when reopenings from pandemic lockdowns and the resulting upheaval in the economy led to a 91.6% gain.

From MarketWatch Aug. 2, 2026

The Díaz sisters spoke to The Times about their season of upheaval and the recovery that informed their first independent outing yet.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The climactic end to the Scottish Premiership, coupled with the summer of football and managerial upheaval that followed, has made it somewhat easy to forget that Rangers finished last term third.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

The chiefs of the U.S.’s biggest oil companies—including Chevron, ConocoPhillips and Occidental Petroleum—are in regular contact with the Trump administration about the upheaval in energy markets, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

During the political upheaval of the uncertain 1990s, the third female Russian cosmonaut was in training.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

Woodward seized more influence over antitrust after a series of internal upheavals at the division.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Later dubbed "quantitative easing", such upheavals included the 1980s savings and loan crisis, the first Gulf War, the Mexican peso crisis and - shortly after he had retired - the global credit crisis in 2008.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Still, Fratzscher said that Germany had undergone economic upheavals before, and urged politicians and companies to try to ensure the economy emerges stronger.

From Barron's May 17, 2026

With a series of major upheavals in the past month alone, Roberts has signaled that he is shifting to a two-minute offense.

From Slate May 13, 2026

But in all the upheavals of the 1640s there had been no opportunity to reestablish the proper flow of income from the estates.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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