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uproar

[uhp-rawr, -rohr] / ˈʌpˌrɔr, -ˌroʊr /


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The uproar didn’t interrupt Ferrari from rolling the car in front of a parade of dignitaries.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The possibility of Polis commuting her sentence had caused an uproar in the state in recent months.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Back in 2015 there was uproar about the Higher Maths.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

“Not renewing it would trigger a big uproar from the private sector,” Ziemer says.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

“A fair fight,” Yossarian decreed, and all the others who had come running to the uproar in horror began cheering ecstatically in a tremendous overflow of relief.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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