turmoil
Example Sentences
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Top administration officials became convinced Makary had to go because, in addition to months of turmoil, complaints from some in the pharmaceutical industry continued to mount, people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
UK political turmoil is not receiving much attention in Russian media, but "Starmer's doomsday" is a headline on Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
The British pound, stocks and markets are in turmoil.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
Like Stanley Kubrick in “Eyes Wide Shut,” Almodóvar uses the season’s festive lights to contrast the turmoil the film’s characters feel inside.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
There was for a moment turmoil and confusion.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
Vocabulary lists containing turmoil
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Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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