turmoil
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The script is glancingly empathetic to Jane’s moral turmoil but like Daniel, the film has made up its mind before the movie started.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The problem was that Old Trafford was in turmoil.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Saudi Arabia launched its second national carrier Riyadh Air after more than a year of delays on Wednesday, defying the economic turmoil triggered by the Middle East war and strong competition from established Gulf airlines.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
But Stephania lived in turmoil, because she was a feminist at heart.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
It was quite easy to read astrological significance into anything visible in the heavens at that time, since much of Europe was in turmoil.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Vocabulary lists containing turmoil
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Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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