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uproar

[uhp-rawr, -rohr] / ˈʌpˌrɔr, -ˌroʊr /


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Both had received grants for their cameras but ended their contracts after issues with Flock installation and in response to public uproar over their use.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

But separate comments in the interview about the "strange" present of Japanese melons by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in May -- when asked about his "most crap" diplomatic gift -- this week sparked further uproar.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Witness the uproar after four junior bankers participated in an Interview magazine fashion spread earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Babitz tells Carroll that “what the paper needs is some writers that cause such an uproar, people will have to read it in order to stay abreast of the edge.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

The return cm the previous day of all the hounds, except Cavall and the Dog Boy, and in the evening the failure to return of Kay and Wart, had set the household in an uproar.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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