turbulent
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Ed Martin will leave the federal government after serving a turbulent year and a half as a senior Justice Department official, President Trump said Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
"Today's world is fluid and turbulent," he said in translated remarks provided by Indonesia's foreign ministry.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Verstappen's renewal statement included praise for team principal Laurent Mekies, who took over last July after former boss Christian Horner was sacked following a turbulent 18-month period and a decline in competitiveness.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Wall Street doesn’t seem all that worried about the stock market taking a turbulent turn in the near future.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Nobody as rebarbative as Cicero, in a state as turbulent as Rome during the first century bc, could expect not to run into trouble sooner or later.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Vocabulary lists containing turbulent
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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