turbulent
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Despite what she describes as a turbulent journey through school, Amelie believes that without the flexibility to change path along the way she might have dropped out altogether.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
“Everyone’s trying to hang on to what’s comfortable, and I get it because we live in very turbulent, uncomfortable times,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Alberto Fujimori led Peru through the turbulent 1990s, crushing Maoist Shining Path rebels and taming hyperinflation.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Their findings, published in Science Advances in the paper "Manipulating the direction of turbulent energy flux via tensor geometry in a two-dimensional flow," could have implications for medicine, coastal management, and climate science.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
I wondered how Richard was navigating the turbulent waters between his normal wife and his abnormal parents.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Vocabulary lists containing turbulent
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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This Week in Words: October 13 – 20, 2018
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