turmoil
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Lots of products, from lipstick to golf balls, could also be exposed to the turmoil in the Middle East since their production processes use oil derivatives.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
UK political turmoil is not receiving much attention in Russian media, but "Starmer's doomsday" is a headline on Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Like Stanley Kubrick in “Eyes Wide Shut,” Almodóvar uses the season’s festive lights to contrast the turmoil the film’s characters feel inside.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
But that has been throttled since the war as Iran largely closed the strait, throwing global markets into turmoil and driving up oil prices.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
Slowly on hand and knee the hobbits crawled away out of the turmoil, until at last unnoticed they dropped over the further edge of the road.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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