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roil

verb as in irritate

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Weak match

verb as in upset

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The only affecting one in the entire picture is a grueling extended argument between Mark and Dawn, scored to Bruce Springsteen’s “Jungleland,” that captures the roiling nature of their passion.

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All of this has exacerbated the significant divisions over Israel and antisemitism that have roiled Hollywood since Oct.

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Shares slumped Wednesday after the restaurant chain projected a decline in revenue and guest traffic over the next fiscal year, roiling a turnaround effort launched under Chief Executive Julie Felss Masino.

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Marks’s departure from the FDA earlier this year roiled the biotech industry.

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A shutdown also injects new uncertainty into an economy already being roiled by changes ranging from tariffs, earlier cuts to government spending, immigration raids and artificial intelligence.

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