turmoil

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On Beams, the album's most vulnerable song, she uses the looping structures of dance music to represent the turmoil of wanting to end a relationship.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

He said he struggled with the "turmoil" of living a double life, and faced with another three years of service, "couldn't do it".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Yet from that point on, he proved to be remarkably adaptable, maintaining his livelihood as a painter through religious and political turmoil aplenty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

A cyclone off Australia triggered outages at two of the world's largest LNG plants, energy giant Chevron said Friday as Middle East turmoil stoked soaring demand for the fuel.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Now that there was nothing more to do, the thoughts I had so far avoided came crowding in on me in agitated turmoil.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya