turmoil
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Turmoil is taking hold at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as top officials keep leaving.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Turmoil ensued: The company’s chief operating officer and chief product officer resigned.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2024
Riding the Turmoil in TV: The seven-year run of the hit series “Young Sheldon” mirrors the story of the television business during that time.
From New York Times • May 20, 2024
Turmoil seemed to follow the Coyotes everywhere they went after relocating from Winnipeg in 1996.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2024
Turmoil and questions about John E Kennedy’s killer kept the nation in a state of unrest.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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