reeling

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Instead, reeling from oil and gas price aftershocks from Iran, the industrialized world is now running toward renewable energy.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

That makes Iran the one issue that could send markets reeling as early as next week if the leaders leave the summit without a breakthrough.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The veteran actor was still reeling from the electric response to her cameo appearance a few weeks earlier during headliner Sabrina Carpenter’s second weekend set at the popular music festival.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The sector, which already weathered the closure of mosques and shrines in the pandemic, is a rare type of tourism in a country reeling from decades of conflicts.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Then he pantomimed reeling in a fish and finding nothing on the hook.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood