roil

Example Sentences

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The longer the strait remains closed, the more it will roil the global economy and boost gas prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 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

Up to 31,000 healthcare professionals in California and Hawaii are involved in the strike, which is the second to roil the medical provider in recent months.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

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

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

They met in a roil of water eighty miles wide.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann