as in turmoil
a disturbed or uneasy state
unrest gripped the city as the people nervously awaited the expected bombardment his stomach unrest was just a sign of stage fright
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What struck me most powerfully was how these young people from countries that have experienced war, economic instability, and political unrest remain unfailingly optimistic about their ability to create change.
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Tarun Galagali, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
The precious metal gains value during economic cycles that feature high inflation and geopolitical unrest.
—Marc Guberti, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Chu’s film feels driven, too, by a specific youthful unrest emblematic of a wider generational crisis in modern Taiwan: Politics may not surface directly in this banquet of ear- and eye-candy, but the filmmaker’s heady, dreamy vision isn’t wholly estranged from the here and now.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
In 2012, Vladimir Putin expelled the agency from Russia, purportedly for inciting pro-democratic unrest; Evo Morales, the left-wing president of Bolivia, ejected it the next year.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
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Tarun Galagali, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
The precious metal gains value during economic cycles that feature high inflation and geopolitical unrest.
—Marc Guberti, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Chu’s film feels driven, too, by a specific youthful unrest emblematic of a wider generational crisis in modern Taiwan: Politics may not surface directly in this banquet of ear- and eye-candy, but the filmmaker’s heady, dreamy vision isn’t wholly estranged from the here and now.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
In 2012, Vladimir Putin expelled the agency from Russia, purportedly for inciting pro-democratic unrest; Evo Morales, the left-wing president of Bolivia, ejected it the next year.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Unrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrest. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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