turbulence
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Evangelos Tournas said gale-force winds created "extremely difficult conditions resulting in many cases where aircraft either cannot draw water or cannot carry out drops due to extreme turbulence."
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
As for the second question, if I were former Dodgers owner and aerial tram godfather Frank McCourt, I’d fasten my seat belt, because the gondola is about to hit some heavy turbulence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
One factor that previous models may have underestimated is turbulence.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
What that means to Turnquist is that chip investors can continue to expect a lot of turbulence for the SMH ETF in the short term.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
The core of the group coalescing around the US space effort shared an office with Katherine, ate sandwiches with her during lunch, and bonded with her over an enthusiasm for gust alleviation and wake turbulence.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
“The current turbulences and twists and turns are the ones that we do not wish to see,” Li said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
"But now we see little turbulences - meaning, an improvement - compared to what we saw in the first few months," he said.
From Reuters ● Aug. 10, 2023
Companies with operations outside the United States also face headwinds from a stronger dollar in the wake of steep interest rate hikes and geopolitical turbulences.
From Reuters ● Nov. 4, 2022
In most of these turbulences, the presence of superior force was decisive.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the reign of Charles V the Protestant Reformation spread through the Netherlands, whose peoples shared in all the disputes and turbulences of that religious revolution.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 by Rudd, John
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