upheaval
Example Sentences
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LIMA, Peru—Peru’s congress on Tuesday voted to oust the nation’s president, José Jerí, extending years of political upheaval in one of the world’s most important exporters of essential minerals.
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper is walking away from his second job at “60 Minutes” in the latest sign of upheaval at the storied news magazine.
From Los Angeles Times
The wave of demonstrations marked some of the most dramatic upheavals in Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution, which installed the clerical system led by a Supreme Leader.
From BBC
For Schelde, of Denmark’s AkademikerPension, the geopolitical upheaval has him considering bigger changes, such as investing more in homegrown sectors like defense.
Investors have enjoyed a broadly positive few days, which have provided some much-needed stability after last week's upheaval that saw assets from gold and silver to stocks and bitcoin taking a battering.
From Barron's
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