turmoil
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Following the prime minister's resignation, ap Iorwerth said he was "disappointed" that the Welsh government's ability to engage with the prime minister had been "hampered by the turmoil in Westminster".
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
After Greenspan’s retirement, his performance was reassessed more harshly in light of the turmoil that began to emerge the following year in financial and real estate markets.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026
From triumph to turmoil: the story of Sir Keir Starmer’s time in Number 10.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
The energy turmoil could also soon start hitting Japan’s exports, some economists say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
I knew the baroness to be stingy, rigid, and mean—the perfect temperament to throw a well-run school into turmoil.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing turmoil
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Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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