roil
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Other political issues besides war could roil markets.
From Barron's • May 20, 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
Eurozone finance ministers raised expectations for higher prices and lowered them for economic 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
They met in a roil of water eighty miles wide.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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