turmoil
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She said the record of stock-market turmoil during midterm election years goes all the way back to 1938.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
That dichotomy, his outer success and inner turmoil, are the heart of “Jerry West: The Logo,” a new documentary for Prime Video, from “black-ish” creator Kenya Barris, directing his first documentary.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Despite the turmoil, Peru remains one of the region's most stable economies in the region.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
"The whole turmoil at that time, now that I've reflected, feels like an opportunity that was handed to me," she added.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
If the river continued through the throat at less than sonic speed—that is to say, less than the speed of sound—it became compacted in the divergent section, bound in turmoil, and inefficient.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Vocabulary lists containing turmoil
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Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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