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turbulence

[tur-byuh-luhns] / ˈtɜr bjə ləns /




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The tech-sector turbulence could still get worse, strategists at Citi said Monday in a note downgrading the sector.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

Anthropic’s push to go public before Thanksgiving is hitting unexpected turbulence.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026

Established in 2000, Taiwan’s stabilization fund is tasked with stepping in to quell market turbulence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

“But there’s turbulence when you shift from one speed to another.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Benji thought if the plane hit turbulence, they’d probably knock each other out.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

“The current turbulences and twists and turns are the ones that we do not wish to see,” Li said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025

"But now we see little turbulences - meaning, an improvement - compared to what we saw in the first few months," he said.

From Reuters ● Aug. 10, 2023

Companies with operations outside the United States also face headwinds from a stronger dollar in the wake of steep interest rate hikes and geopolitical turbulences.

From Reuters ● Nov. 4, 2022

In most of these turbulences, the presence of superior force was decisive.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then, there were those caravans which came during turbulences in the null and which seemed worthwhile to the now practiced eyes of Kio Barra.

From The Weakling by H. R. van Dongen


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