roil
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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
Besides stealing potential Wall Street customers, bucket shops could roil the capital markets.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
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
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
Most of the shaking that we think of as an earthquake is caused by a category of seismic wave known as surface waves, which roil Earth’s crust, taking everything on it for a ride.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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