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[rohl] / roʊl /










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But while all these chains rush to roll out more seasonal offerings and limited-edition menu items, Raising Cane’s is sticking to its guns.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

Nothing about it makes sense until the credits roll and you learn the film was shot entirely in Queensland, Australia.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

He hopes to roll out the app, which targets the farm paperwork burden, alongside his studies.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Then I watch them roll their eyes, mutter “You already told me this, Dad” and put their headphones back on.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Mercifully, the door began to roll shut again.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

He said the borrowing overshoot "will probably get bigger" this year as economic growth slows and the government rolls out more measures to support households with the cost of living.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Church fairs were as likely to serve pancit and spring rolls as hamburgers and tacos.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

It rolls on meager-looking 17-inch steel wheels that appear to have been rattle-canned with silver paint.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

According to interviews and internal emails reviewed by ProPublica, career staffers at the Justice Department warned that transferring voter rolls to HSI to enable it to search for noncitizen voters could violate federal privacy laws.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Lou Ann rolls her eyes at me, then turns to Boo.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

As bassist Jack Dolan lost his glasses while headbanging, guitarist Clay Frankel rolled around on stage, and members of the crowd began surfing.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Walmart said it rolled back prices on more than 11,000 items, including ground beef, citing the ongoing strain on consumers of inflation and high gas prices.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

In Instagram’s case, the brand also rolled out a new “brand system,” including new fonts, icons, and formats for posts.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

It was November 2008 when Choi, with partners Mark Manguera and Caroline Shin-Manguera, rolled out the first Kogi truck with Korean BBQ tacos, using Twitter to announce where they’d be.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

She rolled her eyes and huffed in exasperation, taking the book back out of my hand and chucking it haphazardly onto the bed.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The White House had alleged "discriminatory treatment" by Canada against US alcohol, automobile and dairy products in rolling out the 50-percent tariffs.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

Despite losing the Division 1 player of the year, Ava Irwin, to Sierra Canyon, the Lions keep rolling with an 8-0 record this season.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

This has triggered a humanitarian crisis marked by rolling blackouts, the collapse of tourism, agricultural shortages and worsened medical care.

From Salon Aug. 21, 2026

The unique pull of Silicon Valley, and its unrivaled density of AI workers, companies and investors, has kept the money rolling in despite California’s dense thicket of regulations and uncertainty about the proposed billionaire tax.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

The horse tore down the hill, its eyes wide and rolling.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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