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hoo-has

noun

variants also hoo-hahs

plural of hoo-ha

as in commotions

a state of noisy, confused activity the media hoo-ha that inevitably occurs when a politician makes a gaffe, no matter how inconsequential

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Over the past year, men’s ski jumping has been marred by Norway’s cheating scandal and more recent genital manipulation rumors, which has become one of the early commotions of the Milano-Cortina Games.

— Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026

Definition of commotions

Noun

The vote, which is veto-proof, was met with praise by animal rights groups and park advocates who have long called for the ban citing several incidents where horses crashed or caused disturbances.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Record low quantum errors Quantum computers use qubits to process data, but these are highly sensitive to outside disturbances.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of disturbances

Noun

And senior Donavyn Pellot joined the fun Saturday, recording the first interception of his career and returning it 67 yards, flipping the field, and turning the tide of the game.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Milhouse’s wishes come true when the Grand Pumpkin turns out to be real, but he’s pissed that humans carve up his pumpkin brothers and sisters for fun.

— Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026

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