Sentence examples for furore from inspiring English sources

The word "furore" is correct in written English
It is used to describe an outbreak of public anger or excitement. Example: "The announcement of the new policy caused a furore among the citizens." Alternatives include "uproar" or "outcry."

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furore

noun

Uproar; enthusiastic anger.

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The first academic casualty of the Boston College-Jean McConville furore has been a parallel project which was to involve a London-based historian and an ex-RUC officer as well as retired members of the Garda Siochana in the Irish Republic, all with long records in fighting terrorism.

It's not fair," she told the Guardian of the Luxleaks furore, in which thousands of documents were released detailing tax deals between some of the world's largest companies and the Grand Duchy.

The divestment protestors however and particularly the students that are creating renewed furore at Oxford University, do have a next step.

Clinton faced a furore last month over the disclosure that as secretary of state she conducted government business over a personal email server.

The hearing was, of course, held in secret, and we would never have known about it had not the furore over Snowden led to some of this stuff being retrospectively declassified.

Plenty of ink has been spilled in recent weeks on exactly how racist the film industry may or may not be – including the furore over Cumberbatch's "coloured" gaffe – while industry insiders mutter that delayed delivery of DVD screeners played its part.

Related: Tony Abbott hints at welfare shakeup as furore over parental leave continues "It just won't work the way it has been announced.

All this has a bearing on the speech made on Tuesday night by the chancellor, George Osborne, the one in which he warned against the current furore creating "an anti-business culture" in Britain, which would undermine wealth-creating enterprise.

Uzbekistan's practice of sending forced labourers to pick the cotton harvest causes a furore among right groups abroad every year, but now there are rumblings of discontent from within the country.

This rush to work out how our new understanding should be used to influence behaviour is understandable, but the furore is masking the more fundamental implications it has for how we understand human behaviour.

Asked about the furore, David Cameron's official spokesman said he would not be commenting on whether the prime minister had seen the tweet or believes poor people like bingo and beer, although he backs up the chancellor and still has confidence in Shapps as Tory chairman.

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