roil
Example Sentences
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Eurozone finance ministers raised expectations for inflation and lowered them for growth this year as the Iran war continues to roil energy markets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
European natural-gas prices extended gains with the benchmark Dutch TTF contract climbing 19% as the war in the Middle East continued to roil energy markets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 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
Debates about his significant role in The Beatles’ story roil into the present day.
From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026
It only blew more clouds of fog to roil and billow over the Putnam.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.