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tumult

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


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Wall Street’s main “fear gauge” hasn’t exactly reflected the extreme recent tumult either, a trend MarketWatch highlighted in June.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

Such tumult gives us a chance to consider how our nation has faced—and survived—more fraught times than our own.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

Amid a tumult of laughter, a head bobs up and goes under the dark waters of Kyiv's Dnipro river on the hottest day of the year.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

The scope of the catastrophe quickly overwhelmed a country of 28 million battered by years of economic crisis and political tumult.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

“I suggest you wear them. They should help mute the tumult so you can sleep.”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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