tumult
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It survived colonial rule, a bloodied partition, the tumult of independence and Delhi's transformation into a sprawling megacity.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Cuba has been suffering severe economic tumult led by an energy shortage that plunged 65 percent of the country into darkness on Tuesday.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Income from production is meanwhile expected to rise significantly, TotalEnergies said, reflecting a surge in prices amid the Middle East’s tumult.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
In an address to fellow Mexican diplomats, the newly minted foreign minister alluded to the atmosphere of global tumult, without naming those responsible.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
One shivering second of silence, the shock of the moment suspended: and then the tumult broke around Harry as the screams and the cheers and the roars of the watchers rent the air.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing tumult
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Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I A Woman?" (1863)
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