turmoil
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Managers of KKR sought to play down turmoil engulfing private-markets firms, as the New York firm beat analysts’ quarterly earnings forecasts.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Anticipation will be high after the previous month’s report blew past expectations, with a close eye also warranted to see if geopolitical turmoil in April has yet to be fully realized.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Up until then, China imported almost half of the world’s used plastic, and the collapse in this market spread turmoil among U.S. recyclers and resulted in more used plastics being sent to landfills.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
If the turmoil affects her ability to travel to and from Haiti as an American citizen, she said, the risk is even more dire for TPS holders.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026
It was an endless mental turmoil that went on whenever he wasn’t working.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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