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rattle

[rat-l] / ˈræt l /




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“It’s hard not to see this as, like, the final death rattle of an era.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

If Salah's intention was to rattle cages, it has certainly done that.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

It’s a manufactured veneer of hyper-competence that he can rattle off whenever he is confronted about his personal misconduct.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

As investors warily eye U.S. long-bond yields near 5%, another bout of fixed income angst could be about to rattle markets.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

The teacher marched in, deeply tanned from a recent vacation, and proceeded to rattle off a series of administrative announcements.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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