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tumult

[too-muhlt, tyoo-] / ˈtu məlt, ˈtyu- /


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Few are convinced the recent tumult is totally over.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Banks also have been navigating the tumult unleashed by the Iran conflict in the $30 trillion Treasury market.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

Cities like Dubai and Riyadh, which have long taken pride in their safety from the tumult of the region, have been drawn in, with the growing chaos sparing few countries in Iran's vicinity.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

In the popular overture, elicitation of tumult concludes, with startling exhilaration, in the kind of grand Beethovenian triumph that never fails to excite.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Even the music of a flamenco band did not overpower or even cancel out the clamor and tumult that spilled out of the room.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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