turmoil
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So it was a good sign when, at the start of 2026, the band rushed out two EPs of new music, ripped from the headlines of a world in turmoil.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Plus, the Nasdaq saw its worst day since last April’s tariff turmoil, and Wendy’s rejected a $1.4 billion takeover offer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
From Luna’s perspective, the Sheriff’s Department under his predecessor was marked by turmoil within and without.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
France’s bond market is in turmoil, energy prices are surging, and the ECB president’s departure kicks off a consequential leadership shake-up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
At the Holmes building at Sixty-third and Wallace, now known widely in the neighborhood as “the castle,” the Conner family was in turmoil.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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