turmoil
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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
Xi also wants the fighting to stop, as Middle East turmoil restricts China’s oil supply and shrinks countries’ ability to buy Chinese goods.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
"People are feeling fragile. Times are tough. The world is a place in turmoil and I think what people want is a first minister who will bring people together," he told me.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
But the U.S. dollar got a boost going into the Iran war as investors returned to the reserve currency in the face of geopolitical turmoil and higher energy prices.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
Matthias sat with his back against the Abbey wall, his mind in a turmoil.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Vocabulary lists containing turmoil
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Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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