turmoil
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Some analysts have blamed the recent turmoil in French debt markets on the unwinding of hedge-fund bets that had grown popular in recent months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Disney President Dana Walden, during a Thursday appearance at Bloomberg News’ Screentime media conference in Hollywood, acknowledged the industry turmoil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Good's death also prompted turmoil inside the Justice Department after federal prosecutors in Minneapolis were prevented from investigating the agents involved, with several resigning in protest.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
But is all this recent turmoil really Patel’s fault?
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
I knew the baroness to be stingy, rigid, and mean—the perfect temperament to throw a well-run school into turmoil.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing turmoil
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Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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