tumult

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Cities like Dubai and Riyadh, which have long taken pride in their safety from the tumult of the region, have been drawn in, with the growing chaos sparing few countries in Iran's vicinity.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

While recent tumult has left the S&P 500 largely unchanged in 2026, extreme selling has taken hold under the surface, hitting major software and financial stocks.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

In the popular overture, elicitation of tumult concludes, with startling exhilaration, in the kind of grand Beethovenian triumph that never fails to excite.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

As scary as April’s Liberation Day stock swoon was, some Americans took advantage of the tumult to boost their gains in what turned out to eventually be a good year for the S&P 500.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

The tumult of horse and weapon made too much noise for voices to have been heard.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli