turmoil
Example Sentences
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The ticking clock made it difficult for the board to consider replacing him without risking throwing the preparations into turmoil, people close to the group said.
The measures - which in some cases were much higher than before trade deals were struck - sparked widespread turmoil for businesses and global economies.
From BBC
Offstage, growing slashes in Will’s leather doublets depict “emotional turmoil.”
From Los Angeles Times
Rather than the explosive fits of some of Duvall’s other performances, there is a sustained sense of a man trying to control the turmoil within himself.
From Los Angeles Times
"Geopolitical turmoil in the wake of the crisis in Greenland has been a wake-up call," Jorgensen told reporters.
From Barron's
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