turmoil
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"If a tiger is killed in the Sundarbans, it creates a turmoil in the ecosystem," said Mohammad Abdul Aziz, a zoology expert at Bangladesh's Jahangirnagar University.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Last month, the global energy turmoil helped China snap a streak of factory deflation that lasted more than three years, but consumer inflation remained subdued.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Manchester City were in a state of turmoil this time last year, staring at a first trophyless season since 2017.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Looking over the constant turmoil that Patel has created around himself, it’s hard to not feel a twinge of sympathy.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
It was an endless mental turmoil that went on whenever he wasn’t working.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
Vocabulary lists containing turmoil
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Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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