as in upheaval
a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)
the bouleversement in the print media since the rise of the Internet
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Social Security Administration leadership upheaval The Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, is not a federal department.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
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But, this season has been dominated by injuries and roster upheaval.—
Corey Masisak,
The Denver Post,
27 Feb. 2025
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The film follows Dormer as Dr. Audrey Evans, who is fighting her own revolution amidst the resistance to the Vietnam War in 1960s Philadelphia.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Saint-Domingue would launch its own revolution for independence less than a decade later, in part inspired by the Americans’ victory.—
Danielle Amir Jackson,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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Six years of negative economic growth fueled by the succession of crises, mismanagement of the economy and disasters that have left the country even more broken than the powerful 2010 earthquake are all to blame.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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For example, Armenia's early years of independence were marked by tragedies like the Gyumri earthquake and the Artsakh conflict, which fostered dependence on outside economic aid.—
Bree Carriglio,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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McKinley took a similar approach in dealing with Spain during its brutal effort to suppress an insurrection in Cuba against Spanish imperial rule.—
Robert W. Merry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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His clemency toward those convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection – including seditious conspiracy and assaults on police officers – was different in key ways from the two previous efforts, by Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Ulysses S. Grant in 1873.—
David Cason,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Bouleversement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bouleversement. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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