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violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
激動の時代を生き抜いた人々がいる。
There are people who survived through turbulent times.
社会は激動の渦中にあった。
Society was in the midst of upheaval.
激動する世界情勢に注目が集まる。
Attention is focused on the turbulent world situation.