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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a ferment" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a state of agitation or excitement, often in a social or political context.
Example: "The community was in a ferment over the proposed changes to the local laws."
Alternatives: "a turmoil" or "a commotion".
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By then, Iran was in a ferment.
Turkey was a ferment of intrigue.
But a ferment of rethinking and regrouping is under way.
It tells a world in a ferment of religious beliefs of a world that was in a ferment four centuries ago.
You might expect all this to provoke a ferment of debate in Brussels.
Beneath the placid surface of Amazon, authors and reviewers have been in a ferment this fall.
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Schinner suggests using sauerkraut brine as a fermenting liquid for the nuts, which adds a deep saltiness and tang.
But nine years after they began, scientists are manufacturing small amounts of glue in a fermenting process.
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