tumultuous
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Gorka has emerged as one of the last men standing after a tumultuous stretch for U.S. counterterrorism leadership.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
Mao founded Communist China in 1949 and led it through a tumultuous and devastating period in the 1960s and 1970s, when an attempt at rapid industrialisation triggered a famine, killing tens of millions.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
The Louisiana Territory became a more tumultuous place after 1806.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The tumultuous developments are keeping Asian currencies under pressure while "reinforcing a bias toward USD strength", Chan wrote.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
It was not to be—1919 would be one of the most tumultuous and event-filled years in the nation’s history.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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The Great Gatsby
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"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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