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Recent Examples of unrest In a statement Sunday, Israel Police said that 12 civilians and three police officers were injured in the unrest, with nine people arrested. Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025 Nevertheless, the best evidence suggests that polygyny is unlikely to be a root cause of social unrest. David W. Lawson, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025 Further compounding the crisis, worker unrest led to the closure of Pacific Jeans, one of Bangladesh’s largest denim producers. Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025 Amigo, for starters, has been designed to work in environments where the Internet has been shut off, as seen during unrest in India, Iraq, and Syria, among other countries. Margo Anderson, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unrest
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turmoil
Noun
  • Bessent sought to project confidence in the wake of the turmoil, announcing not only the $20 billion bailout but also plans to raise another $20 billion from private investors.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The token’s price spiked and then rapidly crashed, prompting criminal complaints, market, turmoil, and a court investigation into whether his promotion aided a scheme run by the token’s organizers.
    Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Unrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrest. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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