tumult
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Even so, petroleum was still a lifeline for a nation mired in more than a decade of economic, political and social tumult marked by mass emigration, hyperinflation and a near-ubiquitous sense of despair.
From Los Angeles Times
The winning move the past few years after some market tumult has been to go right back to what’s been working.
Fund investors had something to cheer about in January, even though market tumult had caused some scattered boos along the way.
Life waxes and wanes between peace and tumult, elation and despair.
From Salon
On Friday, financial markets recovered from what has been a bruising week stemming from jitters over artificial-intelligence spending, along with tumult in bitcoin and metals.
From MarketWatch
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