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rum

[ruhm] / rʌm /


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The first successful reintroduction of the birds began in 1975 on the Isle of Rum, in Scotland's Inner Hebrides.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

At the Pirates’ fan site Rum Bunter, Emma Lingan wrote: “Fandom isn’t a streaming subscription you cancel when the content gets bad.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

Josh Friedman is the chief executive of Dr. Squatch, a maker of products like Bay Rum soap and Pine Tar “Odor Squatching” deodorant, which was acquired by Unilever this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Garten’s recipes for a Maple Pecan Pie and an Ultimate Pumpkin Pie with Rum Whipped Cream only include a bottom crust.

From Salon • Nov. 18, 2025

"The raisins in the Rum Raisin are really ants! The cherries in the Cherry Vanilla are really squishy eyeballs. Alien eyeballs!"

From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene




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