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  • plural of rope.
  • present tense form of rope (3rd person singular).
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How Wall Street sussed out that the hedge fund Situational Awareness was on the ropes.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

Mann realized what was happening—nobody sells pre-IPO shares in a company valued at nearly $1 trillion unless they are on the ropes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Harbaugh had been an assistant coach elsewhere, learning the ropes as an offensive consultant at Western Kentucky and quarterbacks coach for the Oakland Raiders, but this was his first chance to be a head coach.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

"We have to fix our own ropes, cut our steps into the ice, and set up camps as we go along," says Nima Rinji Sherpa.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

If the ropes snapped while the Mykali was steaming out to sea, the shock might capsize the vessel, sturdy as it was.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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