roil
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Other political issues besides war could roil markets.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
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
The longer the strait remains closed, the more it will roil the global economy and boost gas prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
The goal was to prevent Israel from taking military action inside Iraq to try to stop the missile launches, a step Washington feared could roil the Arab members of its coalition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
Most of the shaking that we think of as an earthquake is caused by a category of seismic wave known as surface waves, which roil Earth’s crust, taking everything on it for a ride.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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