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roil

[roil] / rɔɪl /




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

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

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

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 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

Debates about his significant role in The Beatles’ story roil into the present day.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

That’s when a roil of thunder shook the house, and Mrs. Caruthers startled awake.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland




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