furore
Britishnoun
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a public outburst, esp of protest; uproar
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a sudden widespread enthusiasm for something; craze
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frenzy; rage; madness
Etymology
Origin of furore
C15: from Latin: frenzy, rage, from furere to rave
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Sweeney later acknowledged that by failing to comment on the furore, it had only "widened the divide".
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
A furore erupted this month after a researcher publicly resigned from Anthropic over fears that the technology could escape human control.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
It was reported in November 2024 that the furore around her Olympic performance had led Gunn to quit breaking.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The 41-year-old - who became Cambridge's youngest ever black professor in 2023 - denies any plagiarism and said the recent furore had led to "an unrelenting level of public scrutiny and personal attack".
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
It recalls, to some extent, the furore surrounding Dvorak’s interest in Native American tunes - although Dvorak at least was in America at the time.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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