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[rohl] / roʊl /










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In its fleet notice to 737 MAX operators in August, Boeing said it expected to issue more guidance by November and roll out a permanent software fix in early 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

If the Dodgers roll out the 1966 playbook, their October stay will be short.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Later this year, Meta plans to roll out Muse Confidential VM, an upgraded security model that encrypts all user conversations and data behind a private key inaccessible even to Meta itself.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

"We've always known that black people were essential to the creation of rock and roll," Phillips said.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The spool rolled again and again and my life unraveled before my eyes, one roll for every year.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Trying to unwind the carbonized rolls frequently reduced them to piles of ash, eventually prompting Italian authorities to stop the practice.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

It is likely to have a limited impact in the month ahead because the law forbids states from purging their voter rolls in the 90 days before an election.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The Department of Homeland Security programme, known as Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE, allows officials to verify the eligibility of voters on their rolls.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

On a Saturday, I will happily get up at 6 a.m. with coffee to babysit yeasted cinnamon rolls or start whisking hollandaise.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

She’s smiling, but then a tear slips out of the corner of her eye and rolls down her face.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

Ferran Torres saw a goal ruled out for offside, was denied by a fine stop by England goalkeeper James Trafford, then rolled an effort wide of the post when clean through.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Once the writing was finished, Seiler, an affiliate of Berkeley SETI, rolled up the papyrus, sealed it inside a container, placed it in a high-temperature furnace, and burned it until it was thoroughly carbonized.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Instead, negotiations broke down and new trade actions — like the ban on Canadian alcohol that starts Tuesday — have been rolled out by each side.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Joseph Quinlivan, Amazon’s vice president of fulfillment technology and robotics, said when Proteus was rolled out, workers expressed hesitancy around the robots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

My chest clenched tight and my stomach rolled.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

Mr. Fiennes doesn’t slot his writers into self-contained chapters, but holds “a rolling conversation” between himself and his subjects as he goes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

But consider this: The Dodgers spotted their division rivals 157 games before rolling out their varsity lineup.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

"It seems to me like one cost-of-living crisis is just rolling into another and it doesn't seem to have gone away," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The Cardinals took a step back after rolling over the Chargers in the opener.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

I looked out the window at the snowy mountains rolling along the horizon.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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