Furor

In the 1980s an opera production of "Hansel and Gretel" caused a furor because the part of the Witch was played by a man; nobody seemed to care that the part of Hansel, a trouser role, was played by a woman.

That seemingly benign request ignited a furor in Congress over presidential powers and states’ rights.

The furor over the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody prompted the entire nation to re-examine racism and inequality between African Americans and other people of color, and white Americans.

The book hit stores Wednesday in France, the first country to publish it. But despite the furor the book has stirred in the press, many French readers appear underwhelmed.

The verdict of not guilty created a true furor in the courtroom.

The story of the princess's affair caused a furor among journalists.