troubled; characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
The turbulent market conditions made investment decisions very difficult.
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start; lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun
overused; repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
unimportant; (informal) small and of little importance
feed box; a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
belligerence; obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness
overused phrase; an obvious truth
cloudy; (of liquids) clouded as with sediment
disturbance; unstable flow of a liquid or gas