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turbulence

[tur-byuh-luhns] / ˈtɜr byə ləns /




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In private credit, firms buy harder-to-sell assets for longer periods of time, with the understanding their clients will be willing to stomach some turbulence in the middle.

From The Wall Street Journal

When currents spread out, they heat the atmosphere, stir up winds, and create turbulence that can affect satellites traveling through that region.

From Science Daily

Investors remain interested in backing secondaries, despite recent turbulence in the private-credit industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

This can happen for several reasons, including mechanical vibrations, atmospheric turbulence, and/or imperfections in alignment systems.

From Science Daily

Despite weeks of turbulence ahead of the polls, voting day passed without major unrest and the country has so far responded to the results with relative calm.

From Barron's