turmoil
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Years of market turmoil, federal funding cuts, canceled projects and industry pullback have made it clear: California’s grand vision for fleets of vehicles and heavy industry running on clean hydrogen fuel has stalled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Everyone wants to point out recession indicators, but in a time of economic turmoil, felt most acutely by young people earning less money, every dollar counts.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
All the men -- whose identities AFP is protecting -- described the emotional turmoil the bar is causing, with fathers losing sleep over what to do to help their bright and frustrated daughters.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
At one point, amid the bewildering turmoil, one of the Politburo members simply shakes his head and says: “I’ve had nightmares that made more sense than this.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
After my year of racial harmony at the King's Court I found the turmoil in St. Croix very disturbing.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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