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tumult

[too-muhlt, tyoo-] / ˈtu məlt, ˈtyu- /


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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

The tumult of 20th century Europe saw a new influx of Spaniard emigrants.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

It didn’t happen right away this time, but investors who held through March’s market tumult are finding that the classic geopolitical playbook for the U.S. equity market is finally starting to pay off.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

And across the city, atop a monolithic wedge of seamless, mirror-smooth metal, a statue stirred, as though awakened by the tumult, and slowly lifted its great horned head.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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