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►Google on trial: U.S. Justice Department accuses the search giant of illegal monopoly tactics

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►Azerbaijan seizes control of breakaway region

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►Russia woos its poor neighbor for arms

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This week's word in the news: ROIL

DEFINITION:
To disturb or disquiet; stir up; irritate; vex.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The Writers Guild of America and the major Hollywood studios are closing in on a deal that would end a 145-day strike that has roiled the film and TV business and caused thousands of job losses.
►The Los Angeles Times -- 09/25/2023