tumultuous
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In 1976, having come through the tumultuous period of the Vietnam War, Watergate and massive social change, the country seemed to be in the mood to pretend they had all never happened.
From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026
Vaughan, who captained England in 51 Tests including the historic 2005 Ashes series, said he hoped the recent tumultuous fortnight was not the main reason for Stokes' decision.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
But the aborted diplomatic launch capped an already tumultuous two days that presaged the meeting’s collapse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
Lyons’s short stint as Fiserv CEO was tumultuous.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026
At the end of his trial four decades earlier, he had told reporters he intended to live a fairly quiet life from that point on—quiet, at least, in comparison to the tumultuous Pentagon Papers years.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing tumultuous
The Great Gatsby
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"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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