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rot

[rot] / rɒt /




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They haven’t sniffed the playoffs since while undergoing seemingly constant leadership changes that have allowed their culture to slowly rot.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

We can sit and rot until we become a version of ourselves resembling the one from the old world, but who is fundamentally different — quieter, angrier, dying.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Holding one coach, or one company, to account will not eliminate the institutional rot plaguing women’s sports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“The Devil Wears Prada 2” press tour has the distinct flavor of late “Sex and the City” rot, when the movies became an out-of-touch montage of luxury fashion brands and five-star resorts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Past the musk of rot, I thought I detected another stench worse than the first.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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