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Sleek Lemming
yesterday
en español me sale decir convulsión política para esto, pero no siempre encaja con upheaval en cosas personales
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Curious Camel
Jun 30
political upheaval is the phrase I see all the time in news articles, almost a set phrase at this point
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Loyal Hoopoe
Jun 29
Geology books and museum signs often prefer uplift for the technical process. Upheaval is still understandable there, but in ordinary reading it can sound a bit more dramatic, like cliffs being shoved up in some ancient chaos.
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Rainy Tiger
Jun 26
tiny pronunciation thing: most people hit the second syllable, up-HEE-vuhl. I hear learners put the stress on UP because of the spelling, and then it takes a second to recognise the word.
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Spry Gazelle
Jun 23
In personal life it sounds heavier than just stress. I would say the upheaval of moving house if the routines, school runs, money, everything got knocked around, not just because packing boxes was annoying.
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Violet Fox
Jun 17
For learners, the useful pattern is often a period of upheaval or years of upheaval. It doesnt have to be one dramatic day, it can mean the whole messy stretch after the big change.