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
A jump in gas prices is threatening to roil the U.S. auto industry that has leaned in to gas-powered vehicles and pulled back from electric options.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
The goal was to prevent Israel from taking military action inside Iraq to try to stop the missile launches, a step Washington feared could roil the Arab members of its coalition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
It only blew more clouds of fog to roil and billow over the Putnam.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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