turbulence
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Making predictions about fluid flow and turbulence is a fundamental science challenge but it also has many applications.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
After flying through heavy antiaircraft fire the crew experienced turbulence and loss of fuel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Dimon, the outspoken, longtime JPMorgan boss, has repeatedly warned investors of market and economic turbulence that hasn’t always come to pass.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
Orbán was swept back into office in the turbulence of the global economic crisis in 2010 and has not lost since.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Folly Bridge had been swept away altogether, and the Thames was no longer a river but a swollen sea of gray turbulence sweeping from right to left and threatening to overwhelm La Belle Sauvage entirely.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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The Great Gatsby
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