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turmoil

[tur-moil] / ˈtɜr mɔɪl /


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Billionaire investor Mark Cuban said last month he had sold most of his bitcoin after concluding it had failed to act as a hedge against dollar weakness and geopolitical turmoil.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Extra training sessions, leading on and off the field amid the turmoil of a points deduction for financial issues.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Trafigura warned the Middle East conflict has put global commodity markets into turmoil, with prices at an “inflection point” for potential rises.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss consuming escapist vs. difficult art and the turmoil of modern marriage through The Drama and Beef Season 2.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

That something happened when personal turmoil dropped by at the wayside shrine of the vast, violent, circling, driving, ridiculous, insane, unfeasible, public turmoil of a nation.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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