tumultuous
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An economic planner and later an engineer at the State Planning Commission, Zhu was purged twice during the tumultuous early decades of the People's Republic.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The pair had a tumultuous seven-year relationship that spanned 2012 to 2019.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
They want interpretation and reassurance during tumultuous times.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Thus began a short, tumultuous career in left-wing politics, chronicled in “Nothing Left: Confessions of a Democratic Operative,” published next week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
I remember hearing the sudden barking of the dogs and a lot of queer sounds, like praying on a very tumultuous scale, from Mr. Renfield’s room, which is somewhere under this.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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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