roil

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Eurozone finance ministers raised expectations for inflation and lowered them for growth this year as the Iran war continues to roil energy markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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

Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers in California and Hawaii walked off the job early Monday in the latest work stoppage to roil the nation’s largest not-for-profit medical provider.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

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

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

It only blew more clouds of fog to roil and billow over the Putnam.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham