tempestuous
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In a tempestuous opening couple of minutes, St Helens' Jake Wingfield accused Brad O'Neill of spitting in his face, with referee Jack Smith putting the incident on report.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Sellers and Ms. Ekland are not the only tempestuous couple featured.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
The St. George Reef Lighthouse, six miles off the coast of California’s sparsely populated northwest corner, stands atop a sheer rock surrounded by nothing but the cold, tempestuous Pacific.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025
When the tempestuous swings of the algorithms meant standard, free social media posts weren’t getting the visibility they used to, many businesses shifted to ads instead.
From Slate • Jul. 16, 2025
The fiddlers begin a swift, tempestuous tune, and Keenan takes my hip in one hand and my fingers in the other.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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