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turmoil

[tur-moil] / ˈtɜr mɔɪl /


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Stock investors have been grappling with the spillovers from the bond market turmoil while confronting a wall of worry built on sticky inflation, war-fueled rising oil prices and Fed interest-rate uncertainty.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

"There's mental fatigue and turmoil in the dugout, I can understand that," he told Test Match Special.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Perlis’ portrait of the county at the height of the decade suggests a region that had escaped — or at least refused to look at — the worst of America’s turmoil.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

The operators have since also weathered the impacts of sanctions on Rosneft, turmoil sparked by the Middle East war, and political developments in Brussels.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

They all put the turmoil behind them as best they could and carried on with their lives.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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