tumult

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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

The winning move the past few years after some market tumult has been to go right back to what’s been working.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

She turned then to descend the stair, her heart in tumult.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer