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rotten

[rot-n] / ˈrɒt n /




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If Knicks fans need me to stand in a public square and pummel me with rotten vegetables, please name the square and vegetable.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Bezos’ participation provided a flashpoint, the rotten cherry on top of the whole stinking “let them eat cake.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

I understand every grubby, rotten impulse of the bereaved.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

He says that many of them were thirsty, starving or had rotten feet after journeying into Evros.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

His belly rumbled loudly as he chewed on a length of rotten sausage.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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