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turbulence

[tur-byuh-luhns] / ˈtɜr byə ləns /




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For SailPoint and the rest of the battered software sector, a stretch of market turbulence gave way to a sudden, welcome reprieve last month.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

But I see it as something deeper: a manifestation of the deep turbulence at the heart of this place.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The court was shown conditions on the weir on that day, with the prosecution explaining it showed "immense turbulence" of the water.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Calm markets don’t tend to stay that way for long if turbulence beneath the surface is increasing.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

The engineers already knew that swirls of atmospheric wind disturbance, known as wake turbulence, form behind a plane as it flies through the air and can last for as long as half an hour.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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