rusting
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Old and rusting tankers like these form what maritime experts call the “shadow fleet,” a roving armada of hundreds of vessels that ferry oil for sanctioned regimes, including Iran and Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
"The siren tower in our village is rusting and leaning and is set to fall any time because there has never been any maintenance."
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Today, abandoned barge cranes lie rusting and rotting in delta sloughs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Goodison-Blanks said the tin itself had some "patternation and rusting" on it and the label was a "bit worn".
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
Later, at one of the round rusting metal tables in the comer of the warehouse that served as the lunch area, I found out more about my new writer friend.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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Chemistry - High School
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