rusting
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On a recent journey to international waters off the coast of Malaysia chartered by the U.S. advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran, empty, rusting Iranian-linked ships floated high in the water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The largest structure, a six-story building with dozens of broken windows, is sealed shut with rusting metal grillwork.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 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
Electricity reverses the rusting process, allowing the iron batteries to store energy for later use.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
The controlled binding and unbinding of iron and oxygen—the cyclical rusting and unrusting of blood—allows effective oxygen delivery into tissues.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Chemistry - High School
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