upset
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The upset of the decade was here, in the first weekend of September.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
The 23-year-old is beginning to find his feet in a City shirt, being named man of the match against Coventry despite the travelling team threatening to cause a huge upset.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
“It says, ‘I’m sorry for getting upset that I wasn’t allowed a lollipop,’ or whatever.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
Whether you’re a young politician looking to avoid alienating your peers, or a senior representative not looking to upset the apple cart, there’s little incentive to squabble over the way things have always been done.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Jonah could tell by her tense tone of voice that she was still upset from the meeting with Mr. Reardon.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
They were painstakingly close to achieving one of the tournament's great upsets against Argentina, leading 2-0 with just minutes left to play before the defending champions staged an astonishing 3-2 comeback win.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
There were tears of disbelief and unbridled joy as the unflappable Jose Canale smashed home Paraguay's penalty to complete one of the greatest World Cup upsets in recent memory.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Senegal on June 16 is a rematch of one of the tournament’s biggest upsets of all time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
We’ll see several startling upsets in this round that won’t end up mattering, along with a disheartening number of 0-0 and 1-1 draws.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
These days he is called Gogol so seldom that the sound of it no longer upsets him as it used to.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
"I know it's very upsetting to the community, but this is where we are."
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
She noted that Heart’s sunsetting highlights an upsetting trend that’s taking over L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Magee said not being able to travel by train was upsetting to him.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
It also puts more immigration-enforcement actions in the public view, upsetting passengers and prompting some to record the encounters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Come on, Log-a-Log. I speak the Sparra language. We’d best get over there and find out what’s upsetting her.”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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