turmoil
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When insurers refuse to pay what they consider outlandish or unjustified claims, some providers pursue people directly, dragging families into financial and legal turmoil and disrupting care for disabled children.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
“I also wanted to tell a story about grief and the emotional turmoil that it can create.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
The turmoil outside Delaney Hall began after detainees inside launched a hunger and labor strike to protest conditions.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
On the other hand, the prospect of a "super" El Niño predicted this autumn - a warming of the Pacific Ocean that occurs every few years - could lead to more turmoil.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Robbie was familiar with the household and would have started something off, but he too was in turmoil.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing turmoil
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Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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