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tumult

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


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The fresh tumult comes as traders grow increasingly anxious about the recent jump in oil prices and inflation data.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Amid the tumult of trade and military wars, there is arguably one of the biggest financial events in world history.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Carney, meanwhile, came to power last year by casting himself as the person best placed to steer Canada through the tumult of U.S. trade uncertainty and to stand up to Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Education Department allowed borrowers to suspend federal student loan payments during the economic tumult of the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Climbing atop a wooden crate, someone’s abandoned seat, I saw the source of the tumult.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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