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[roil] / rɔɪl /




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Now, however, the counterterrorism director’s role is coming back to light as hostilities roil the Middle East and heighten the risk of attacks in the United States or against American interests or allies overseas.

From Salon Apr. 22, 2026

Besides stealing potential Wall Street customers, bucket shops could roil the capital markets.

From Barron's Apr. 7, 2026

A jump in gas prices is threatening to roil the U.S. auto industry that has leaned in to gas-powered vehicles and pulled back from electric options.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 10, 2026

Up to 31,000 healthcare professionals in California and Hawaii are involved in the strike, which is the second to roil the medical provider in recent months.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 23, 2026

Aru’s guilt was beginning to roil in her stomach.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

“It roils the markets,” he said, adding that it unsettles both investors and the legal framework surrounding the Fed.

From Barron's Jan. 12, 2026

Erebus is only a 20-minute helicopter ride from McMurdo, so since the 1960s scientists have studied the volcano and the lava lake that roils within its caldera, occasionally tossing out “bombs” of molten rock.

From Science Magazine Dec. 2, 2024

He said it bodes well for the species as climate change roils vast ecosystems across the planet.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2024

Lucas benefits from both Menzies’ natural reserve and his ability to show what roils beneath that stoicism, a game of emotive hide-and-seek.

From New York Times Feb. 15, 2024

Mrs. V spoons eggs into my mouth, but my stomach roils with worry.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

Controversy surrounding data center construction has roiled Texas in recent months, fostering a bipartisan coalition of opposition, particularly among rural and suburban residents.

From Salon Aug. 3, 2026

Surging oil prices roiled the global economy and prompted the U.S. to eat into oil reserves to bring prices down.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

More ships are crossing the Strait of Hormuz, the key oil crossroads that was mostly blocked for months and roiled global crude markets amid the conflict between the U.S. and Iran.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

The wife of Riverside’s top municipal executive has filed a claim against the city he runs, marking another unusual chapter in a political drama that has roiled the Inland Empire’s largest population center.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

The slate gray sea roiled, scraping the narrow strip of sand rhythmically, tugging at beach grass, digging and sucking loose the rocks at the shore's edge.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

So today we’re breaking down the controversy roiling what was supposed to be our happy place.

From Slate Jul. 6, 2026

As she’s gotten older, the Oscar winner has become more comfortable doing less in her performances, allowing for a fragile serenity that is belied by the anguish and anxiety roiling underneath.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

Iran has renewed its warnings over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for oil and gas transport which it has essentially closed since early in the war, roiling global energy markets.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

“This is a real threat to the whole industry,” said Erik Severinson, Volvo’s chief commercial officer, noting the same dynamics are roiling the European auto market.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

She wanted to jump up and snatch the gray clouds roiling overhead.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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