mud

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Adams, 63, who has been contacted for comment, said in October that her name had been "dragged through the mud" and that the corporation had not given her the details of the allegations.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Ms. DuBois, a feminist scholar and professor of history at University of California, Los Angeles, pulls Stanton’s reputation out of the mud by putting her words and actions into historical context.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Even Maekar’s political analysis cracks when confronted with the visual of Baelor standing in the mud with borrowed armor, fighting off Duncan’s foes, and of the assembled commons cheering for the hedge knight.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

"There's still a lot of mud in the villages," she said.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

As she crawled farther out into the mud, Rowan was pulled forward, until he, too, was lying on his belly across the pathway.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda