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tumultuous

[too-muhl-choo-uhs, tyoo-] / tuˈmʌl tʃu əs, tyu- /


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Once more, we are at the tumultuous intersection of greed and hope.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Can Derek McInnes' side hold them off in the final days of a tumultuous campaign?

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Africa’s tumultuous Sahel region accounted for more than half of last year’s worldwide terrorism-related deaths, and there’s more trouble ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

A stage adaptation can’t duplicate the way Lumet visually distilled the rough-and-tumble New York zeitgeist of the tumultuous early 1970s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

He now found himself trapped in a demanding relationship at an age when he no longer saw himself capable of tumultuous love.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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