roil
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Such a move would further roil already skittish energy markets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
“It could roil money markets if the structural demand for reserves isn’t first lowered,” he says.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 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
Eurozone finance ministers raised expectations for higher prices and lowered them for economic growth this year as the Iran war continues to roil energy markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
They met in a roil of water eighty miles wide.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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“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
The score roils with melodic drama in the film’s prologue, which vibrantly depicts a tense heist to steal the titular piano under the cover of darkness and a Fourth of July fireworks show in Mississippi.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 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
My stomach roils, and I think I’ll be sick.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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British energy giant BP said Tuesday that its net profit more than doubled in the second quarter as the Middle East war roiled oil and gas markets.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
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
The two largest energy companies in the U.S. cashed in as the worst oil-supply crunch in history roiled energy markets.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 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
She felt like she couldn’t get a breath, and she sucked at the air as her arms and legs roiled between burning and numbness.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
The insects protect their queen, collecting in a roiling, humming mass on his hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
So today we’re breaking down the controversy roiling what was supposed to be our happy place.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 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
Cather renders Don’s roiling inner life with compassion as he struggles to arrive at a firmer sense of himself and his art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
I am so flabbergasted by their total failure as hunters that I break from my chase and just gape at the roiling gold-and-red fur ball that is their two bodies.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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