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[roil] / rɔɪl /




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The shares were pointing 5% lower ahead of the open Tuesday, though, as a broad tech selloff looked set to roil markets.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

Markets are getting tired of the apparent lack of progress around the U.S.-Iran peace talks and that’s creating a risk of an eventual sharp jump in oil prices, which would roil bond and stock markets.

From Barron's May 19, 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

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

Aru’s guilt was beginning to roil in her stomach.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

“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

But it instead feels like an easy escape hatch when what “On Swift Horses” promised was a richer psychological landscape about what roils inside hearts accustomed to hiding.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 25, 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

A massive tech selloff roiled Korean stock indices over the past month, as the severity of wartime shortages became clear.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

If the bicentennial roiled with some of the same tensions Americans feel today, it did benefit from a cultural cohesion that no longer exists.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

More ships are crossing the Strait of Hormuz, the key oil crossroads that was mostly blocked for months and roiled global crude markets amid the conflict between the U.S. and Iran.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

Sixth Street is investing $143 million in Chronograph as the portfolio-monitoring company expands into private credit—where investors’ fears over valuations and threats from artificial intelligence have roiled markets and driven wave after wave of redemptions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

But anger roiled in my belly, and after I boarded the bus back to the apartment that day I was seized by another idea.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

So today we’re breaking down the controversy roiling what was supposed to be our happy place.

From Slate Jul. 6, 2026

Even so, when Colbert later won an Emmy for “Late Night,” he made no mention of Trump or the cancellation that had left the entertainment industry roiling in fury.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

The developments are roiling restaurants as they also deal with rising costs and try to hold on to any customer they can.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

"The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is more than an energy shock; it is roiling supply chains around the world in ways that echo the disruptions we saw during the pandemic," she said.

From Barron's May 12, 2026

The roiling mass of fairies converged on Seth again, hauling him to the bottom of the pool amid eerie bursts of light.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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