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upheaval

[uhp-hee-vuhl] / ʌpˈhi vəl /


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More upheaval struck the franchise a few months after the seasons starring Tran and Ellis with the announcement that executive producers Claire Freeland and Bennett Graebner would be exiting.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

By studying which species lived before this extinction and how they responded to environmental changes, researchers can gain insight into how life adapts during periods of major upheaval.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Still, despite the war upheaval, private credit angst and tech sector malaise, the S&P 500 is down 3.5% for the year—precisely the same decline booked over the same period in 2025.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Before the conflict began, analysts had predicted a cut in the Bank rate at this meeting, but upheaval in the markets and a higher oil price have all but ruled out such a move.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Firstly, even though Australia’s climate changed some 45,000 years ago, it wasn’t a very remarkable upheaval.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari