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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

To the uninitiated, Bangaranga seems cast in the mould of nonsensical Eurovision songs like Diggi-Lou, Digg-Lay - but the title actually means "uproar" in Jamaican patois.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

F1 and the FIA, the world governing body of motor sport, have heard the uproar.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

“You made me have a baby,” she screamed above the uproar.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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