mud

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According to Port Vale's official website,, external Spurs boss Terry Venables took one look at the pitch and told star midfielder Ossie Ardiles that he would "get lost in the mud".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 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

His feathers were all ruffled and he was smeared with mud from his head to his tail.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls