turmoil
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Many investors recalled prior moments of turmoil, such as when tariffs drove volatility last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
But the U.S. dollar got a boost going into the Iran war as investors returned to the reserve currency in the face of geopolitical turmoil and higher energy prices.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
Humboldt County, which encompasses 4,052 square miles of rural California below the Oregon border, has largely avoided election-related turmoil in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
The no-confidence motion against Bolojan now threatens to revive the turmoil.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
My thoughts flew into turmoil, my instinctive fear of the master taking hold, but as the boat came closer, I saw that it was no canoe but a proper motorboat.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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