turbulent
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Nathan Kernan’s biography, aptly titled “A Day Like Any Other,” shows how the poet’s turbulent life yielded luminous perceptions that add up to an ecstatic “Hymn to Life,” as Schuyler called one of his books.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Radio observations show the galaxy caught in a turbulent struggle.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
From tackling a turbulent relationship with President Donald Trump to making city buses faster and free, here's where Mamdani stands on several campaign pledges.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Even as far back as the autumn, there was a belief internally there would be choppy waters to navigate following a turbulent summer.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
And the colleges of Oxford, after a brief and turbulent interlude, were settling back into the calm of scholarship and ritual.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
Vocabulary lists containing turbulent
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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