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[roil] / rɔɪl /




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Markets are getting tired of the apparent lack of progress around the U.S.-Iran peace talks and that’s creating a risk of an eventual sharp jump in oil prices, which would roil bond and stock markets.

From Barron's May 19, 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

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

On such a trip as mine, so much there is to see and to think about that event and thought set down as they occurred would roil and stir like a slow-cooking minestrone.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

The November summit in Antalya is taking shape as the Middle East conflict roils global energy markets, exposing fossil fuel importers to price spikes and supply shortages.

From Barron's Jun. 9, 2026

It roils with observations about teamwork, inequality and success, but presents as a spangled, stoner-comedy extravaganza with the moxie to give a Monty Python-esque raspberry to realism.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

Lucas benefits from both Menzies’ natural reserve and his ability to show what roils beneath that stoicism, a game of emotive hide-and-seek.

From New York Times Feb. 15, 2024

But today, the outflow roils in a pink froth, like a cauldron of Pepto Bismol.

From Science Magazine Nov. 30, 2023

A thick bank of clouds roils above Serra as if gathering strength for an assault.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

A massive tech selloff roiled Korean stock indices over the past month, as the severity of wartime shortages became clear.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

More ships are crossing the Strait of Hormuz, the key oil crossroads that was mostly blocked for months and roiled global crude markets amid the conflict between the U.S. and Iran.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

—Oil prices plunged after the U.S. and Iran reached an interim deal, marking the first major step toward ending a nearly four-month conflict that has roiled global energy markets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

The wife of Riverside’s top municipal executive has filed a claim against the city he runs, marking another unusual chapter in a political drama that has roiled the Inland Empire’s largest population center.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

She felt like she couldn’t get a breath, and she sucked at the air as her arms and legs roiled between burning and numbness.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

But that construction boom isn’t the only factor—and the fallout from this supply squeeze is roiling every corner of the global economy, from stock markets to manufacturing capacity to trade relations.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

As she’s gotten older, the Oscar winner has become more comfortable doing less in her performances, allowing for a fragile serenity that is belied by the anguish and anxiety roiling underneath.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

Given that nothing is roiling the corporate landscape as much as artificial intelligence, we tried to capture a company’s preparedness in this area from multiple angles.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

"The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is more than an energy shock; it is roiling supply chains around the world in ways that echo the disruptions we saw during the pandemic," she said.

From Barron's May 12, 2026

One moment the sea is as smooth and tranquil as a mountain lake, the next, it’s roiling with rogue waves.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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