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turbulent

[tur-byuh-luhnt] / ˈtɜr byə lənt /




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The Knicks have drawn on their turbulent history to project an image of resilience -- similar to how New Yorkers like to see themselves.

From Barron's • 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

Hilton, an adviser to former British Prime Minister David Cameron, was known for helping to shape Conservative Party strategy during a turbulent period in British politics which resulted in Brexit.

From BBC • 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

So what could he do but gape as she ducked into that turbulent pool in front of the iced-over river?

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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