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turbulence

[tur-byuh-luhns] / ˈtɜr byə ləns /




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Dimon, the outspoken, longtime JPMorgan boss, has repeatedly warned investors of market and economic turbulence that hasn’t always come to pass.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Orbán was swept back into office in the turbulence of the global economic crisis in 2010 and has not lost since.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Last fall, a bank-reserves crunch caused some short-term turbulence in repo markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

But it comes at an inopportune time for the industry, as investors pull money from some private-credit funds amid turbulence in that market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

And after a while, I dozed off to sleep, but every time there was turbulence, I would jerk awake, thinking the plane was falling out of the sky and into the ocean.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau




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