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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 election comes after years of turmoil since Pashinyan was swept to power in a 2018 street revolution.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

But Stephania lived in turmoil, because she was a feminist at heart.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

When I last spoke to a certain teammate, his life had been thrown into turmoil.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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