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roiled

  • past participle of roil.
  • past tense form of roil.

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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

Tariffs roiled the sector in 2025, and the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact is up for review in July.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

Sixth Street is investing $143 million in Chronograph as the portfolio-monitoring company expands into private credit—where investors’ fears over valuations and threats from artificial intelligence have roiled markets and driven wave after wave of redemptions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

A queasiness roiled in him at the thought of her with anybody else.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie