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kerfuffle

[ker-fuhf-uhl] / kərˈfʌf əl /


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The announcement of the “Superman” experience follows a recent kerfuffle involving casting reports for “Man of Tomorrow,” the upcoming follow-up to Gunn’s 2025 feature.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

A kerfuffle followed, and the debate was dumped, and an attempt to let everyone into the party fell apart.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The government is describing the dispute as a contracting disagreement, a kerfuffle over terms and deliverables.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Even before the most recent kerfuffle, Musk was toying with the idea of creating a Wikipedia competitor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 2025

He pauses, and there’s a kerfuffle in the darkness back there, and I wonder if he has some physical strategy for checking the fullness of his bladder.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green



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