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turmoil

[tur-moil] / ˈtɜr mɔɪl /


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The script is glancingly empathetic to Jane’s moral turmoil but like Daniel, the film has made up its mind before the movie started.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

He said that family, friends and neighbours rallied around him in the days after the crash, helping him through the immediate turmoil after his son's death.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The announcement comes despite calls for Europe to integrate its fragmented militaries more closely as geopolitical turmoil worsens.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

In telling the little-known story of the Harlem Cultural Festival held in 1969, “Summer of Soul” presents it as a revolutionary act of Black joy, standing in contrast to the political turmoil.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

After my year of racial harmony at the King's Court I found the turmoil in St. Croix very disturbing.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos




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