tempestuous
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In a tempestuous opening couple of minutes, St Helens' Jake Wingfield accused Brad O'Neill of spitting in his face, with referee Jack Smith putting the incident on report.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Sellers and Ms. Ekland are not the only tempestuous couple featured.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
When the tempestuous swings of the algorithms meant standard, free social media posts weren’t getting the visibility they used to, many businesses shifted to ads instead.
From Slate • Jul. 16, 2025
But the relationship was tempestuous from the start.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025
The fiddlers begin a swift, tempestuous tune, and Keenan takes my hip in one hand and my fingers in the other.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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