roils

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It roils with observations about teamwork, inequality and success, but presents as a spangled, stoner-comedy extravaganza with the moxie to give a Monty Python-esque raspberry to realism.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

“Either shadow banks will be obliged to accept greater regulation, or sooner or later, one or more of them will get caught in a mess that roils the markets,” Ellis told Barron’s in an email.

From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025

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

But today, the outflow roils in a pink froth, like a cauldron of Pepto Bismol.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 30, 2023

Something pretty bad is on its way because with each step Tatica takes, the pain roils in her gut, trouble coming to full term.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez