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upheaval

[uhp-hee-vuhl] / ʌpˈhi vəl /


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This was already guaranteed to be a summer of huge upheaval at City with legendary boss Pep Guardiola leaving after 10 years in charge.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

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

Only evidence will win over every doubter within Rangers' support, who have also lamented the lack of a figurehead during a tumultuous period of managerial upheaval.

From BBC Jul. 28, 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 banking system was insolvent, he assumed, and that implied some grave upheaval.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

There are cameos from the economist Ben Bernanke, Elon Musk and the PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, plus meditations on business, the environment and technology, and episodes that cover a range of 21st-century upheavals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 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

The wave of demonstrations marked some of the most dramatic upheavals in Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution, which installed the clerical system led by a Supreme Leader.

From BBC Feb. 13, 2026

Everything is composed of webs and lattices and upheavals of sound and texture.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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