turmoil

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In 1971, the U.S.-backed Shah of Iran put troops on Abu Musa along with Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb during a period of turmoil sparked by British retreat from the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The rest of us can only speculate about his inner turmoil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

A separate source said that local Reform branches "were in turmoil".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

"There are already differences in the responses largely linked to differences in exposure to the crisis," Lescure told a news conference on Friday, stressing that Asia was particularly exposed to the turmoil.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

And the awareness, somehow, amid all of this turmoil, that she had missed a cycle.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini