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turmoil

[tur-moil] / ˈtɜr mɔɪl /


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Despite the off-field turmoil, this is City's best start to a league season in 129 years.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Omar says she no longer has her birth certificate, and records with the Somali government are unsurprisingly unavailable, given the country’s decades of internal turmoil.

From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2026

A note published by ING economist Rico Luman on Wednesday highlighted the surge in crude tanker rates that has been triggered by the geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

For now, measures such as diversifying fuel sources and tapping strategic reserves have contained the energy-market turmoil unleashed by the Iran crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Elizabeth Cuthrell recalls being fourteen years old, a high school sophomore, and in the grip of turmoil and unhappiness in her home life when she first encountered Volpe.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove


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