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uproar

[uhp-rawr, -rohr] / ˈʌpˌrɔr, -ˌroʊr /


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As I plummeted, I learned about “lost” movies, an unlikely box office star, a secure facility where national memories are stored — and a silent film whose comic Irish stereotypes once caused uproars in theaters.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2024

Prominent activists on rival sides of Israel’s recent judicial overhaul controversy sparked uproars over Holocaust-related comments.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2023

Disney executives have not always stayed on the sidelines during uproars over racist or offensive behavior.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2021

The recent surge of protests also has forced a reckoning in the media industry as newsrooms have faced internal uproars over their editorial decisions and treatment of black employees.

From Washington Post • Jun. 7, 2020

At last the uproars dies down ontil they subsides complete.

From Wolfville Nights by Lewis, Alfred Henry




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