turmoil
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The UK as a whole is eager to trade with the UAE, and the country is an important diplomatic ally in the region at a time of turmoil and war.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Christine Idzelis compared this year’s jump in yields with previous periods of bond-market turmoil and considered whether bond investors are overshooting the mark as they anticipate further interest-rate increases by the Federal Reserve.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Good's death also prompted turmoil inside the Justice Department after federal prosecutors in Minneapolis were prevented from investigating the agents involved, with several resigning in protest.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
He isn’t particularly political and his creative turmoil barely registers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
If the river continued through the throat at less than sonic speed—that is to say, less than the speed of sound—it became compacted in the divergent section, bound in turmoil, and inefficient.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Vocabulary lists containing turmoil
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Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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