economic turmoil

collocation in English

meaningsofeconomicandturmoil

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economic
adjective
uk
/ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk/us
/ˌiː.kəˈnɑː.mɪk/
relating to trade, industry, ...
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turmoil
noun[S or U]
uk
/ˈtɜː.mɔɪl/us
/ˈtɝː.mɔɪl/
a state of confusion, uncertainty, ...
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(Definition ofeconomicandturmoilfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, aseconomicturmoilincreased, the government grew increasingly autocratic.
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It took several years ofeconomicturmoilbefore the uniform cost-of-living adjustment was finally abolished and its promoters admitted their mistake.
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This assessment seems reasonable, considering that historically, this transition initially began amidst considerable political andeconomicturmoil.
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It brought the worsteconomicturmoilthat this country had seen since the industrial revolution.
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There is nothing new abouteconomicturmoiloccurring as a consequence of technological change.
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All of that is in marked contrast to theeconomicturmoilthat we saw when the previous lot were in power.
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For instance, the political andeconomicturmoilof the 1990s stopped the tournament for several years.
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The 1970s also saweconomicturmoil, resulting in stagflation and labor unrest.
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She also noted the common leadership challenges ofeconomicturmoiland international conflict.
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Since independence, the country faced continuous military conflict, leaving the region in political andeconomicturmoil.
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The last five years ofeconomicturmoilhave been proof enough of this.
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The crash triggered even moreeconomicturmoil.
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The number of working days lost to labor disputes peaked in theeconomicturmoilof 1974 and 1975 at around 9 million workdays in the two-year period.
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It's "the" vertical to watch, an area where spending has stayed strong despiteeconomicturmoilin other sectors.
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As far as the league is concerned it has devised a crisis package for dealing with theeconomicturmoil.
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However, a decrease in enrollment was felt in the late 1970s due to a worldwideeconomicturmoiland as demand for nurses in foreign lands declined.
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Bullion investments can be considered as insurance against inflation oreconomicturmoiland may not entail direct counterparty risk.
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Due to the drastic increase of oil prices in 2008 and the followingeconomicturmoil, the decision was reversed.
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The town has been facing significanteconomicturmoilin recent decades as the local economy transitions from industrial to post-industrial.
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It does not help in the short term and does not allow central banks to respond directly to immediate financial andeconomicturmoil.
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