rattle
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And as a film, it’s a masterpiece that will rattle around your head for days, constantly sparking more affection — and the occasional nightmare.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
The number and variety of plants increased over time, including locally rare species such as southern marsh orchid, greater tussock-sedge, yellow rattle and common centaury.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
"You felt the office rattle and you heard the loud noise."
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
But Infosys’s CMO told me that doesn’t cut it in the current market, when everyone has AI-fueled features they could rattle off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Even when he was awake that terrible rattle echoed through his mind.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
South Korea was set Saturday to send its first trial container through the Arctic, as the Middle East war rattles global shipping, while environmental groups warned the route could accelerate polar ice melt.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Then I remembered that the ceiling fan has one speed at which it rattles faintly but insistently, so I got out of bed, yanked the chain and sent the blades spinning faster.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
“I’m not someone who rattles easily,” said the 47-year-old founder of a cybersecurity company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
"So, when someone rattles you, knocks you off your game, breaks your focus, you find yourself interrupted, paused, with changing disrupting rhythms."
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
My brain rattles against the walls of my skull.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
The attack shook global fuel markets, adding to a diesel supply crisis that has rattled economies around the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
"I was very rattled by that...in a good way," she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
When £85m summer signing Mateus Fernandes had Spurs' first shot on target after 46 minutes, the stadium rattled to the sound of ironic applause.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
A jump in the yen during the summer of 2024 rattled stock markets, with the unwind of the carry trade jeopardizing high-flying U.S. tech stocks in particular.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
The tracks under my feet rattled as a stark white light suddenly bathed the darkness.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Thousands of people marched through the streets of Madrid rattling keys and blowing whistles to call for measures to curb rising housing costs and make evictions more difficult.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
That idea has been rattling around my mind after seeing Zach Cregger’s new “Resident Evil,” itself a reboot made in its creator’s image.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Worries about a protracted conflict with Iran, swelling fiscal deficits and rate hikes are rattling global bond markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
She’ll complain about me needing to find a secretary before rattling off the results, links to Slate articles and a recent award.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
His ears rang with the metallic bellow of the saa-horn up in one of the temple’s towers, rattling his bones from head to toe.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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