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  • noun Plural form of turbulence.

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Examples

  • I was wondering if there was any discussion about that, in particular, or more generally, about how to deal with these kind of turbulences on the financial markets which have systemic --

    Mccurry And Cabinet Officials Briefing On Meeting ITY National Archives 1997

  • The euro created an area of stability in Europe and protected its member countries from currency exchange turbulences.

    Is Germany the Euro's Big Winner? Hans-Werner Sinn 2010

  • While markets for iron ore remain heated—and prices for metals and fertilizer continue firm and will contribute more positively to Vale's results in the future—global growth continues to face turbulences and risks, including from rising incidences of natural disaster, Vale warned.

    Vale More Than Quadruples Net Profit Diana Kinch 2011

  • "The figures are in line with what we expected, affected by the slowdown in U.S. industrial production and the turbulences seen in Europe in the last months of last year," said Carlos Capistran, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch chief economist for Mexico.

    Mexico's Economy Slowed in 4th Quarter Juan Montes 2012

  • "The German economy is not immune to current worldwide turbulences."

    German Business Confidence Falls Tom Fairless 2011

  • The turbulences in the Euro Zone, The US and China make this very clear.

    Max Fraad Wolff: All Skewed Up 2010

  • FALLAHIAN: We were in constant struggle against the Shah's regime and after the [1979] revolution we witnessed many turbulences.

    'Why Do You Talk About Killing?' 2009

  • "The current financial crisis clearly shows the importance of a stable anchor for small and open economies, which can be from time to time exposed to serious turbulences in financial markets," he said in a statement published on the bank's Web site.

    Dollar Gains as Rivals Take a Holiday 2009

  • If elections were to be held in a large geographical area where gaps between the rich and poor are wide, and in which people have different educational backgrounds, "it might cause turbulences to society," he said.

    Karl Who? 2009

  • This could be because rivers regularly clean themselves due to turbulences.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2008

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