upheaval

Example Sentences

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Although raised-field agriculture eventually ended -- likely because of population decline and social upheaval after European colonization -- this does not diminish the effectiveness of these systems.

From Science Daily

Now that even CEOs wear hoodies and sneakers, it’s difficult to grasp what an upheaval the introduction of Casual Fridays was.

From The Wall Street Journal

Like many other Romanov possessions, it shares the upheaval of Russia's tumultuous history over the last century.

From Barron's

In Ian McEwan’s “What We Can Know,” war, sea-level rise and other upheavals have left humanity scraping by and unsure of itself.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the upheaval and increased ICE presence hasn’t completely chilled community action.

From Salon