tumultuous
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Once more, we are at the tumultuous intersection of greed and hope.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
At that time he was unsure of what was coming next in a career that had reached an apparent crescendo with his tumultuous play-off win over Justin Rose at the 2025 Masters.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Africa’s tumultuous Sahel region accounted for more than half of last year’s worldwide terrorism-related deaths, and there’s more trouble ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
A stage adaptation can’t duplicate the way Lumet visually distilled the rough-and-tumble New York zeitgeist of the tumultuous early 1970s.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
We reached the tumultuous playground and I told Samuel that I had to see Miss Maestas.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
Vocabulary lists containing tumultuous
The Great Gatsby
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List 7
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"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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