rot
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But if Carrick fails to stop the rot and loses his job, United are already considering the merits of appointing another British coach - albeit one who is more experienced.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Even the most polite friendships on the surface can slowly rot from the inside out.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026
Haugen and Horwitz battled similarly daunting foes, and the rot they uncovered was just as systemic and frightening as the reporting.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
Cleanup crews have cleared much of the millions of pounds of food left to rot after a warehouse burned for more than a week in Los Angeles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
"You know I can't, boy. They'll just make my teeth rot faster."
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
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The analysts at SentimenTrader call it a “Weekend at Bernie’s” rally, “propped up almost entirely by flows into a handful of mega-cap tech and semiconductor leaders, while the broader market rots beneath the surface.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
Yet while soft tissue usually rots away, the lack of oxygen caused by the manner of the shark's death and more mud landing on top preserved the fish.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025
The saying goes that the fish rots from the head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025
In addition, as it rots, the wasted food emits in the U.S. alone over 4 million metric tons of methane – a heat-trapping greenhouse gas.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2025
He pulled some car rots from the soft, dark earth and we sat down to eat.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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Once a zone of promise and connection, the web has not only rotted and enshittified, it’s turned into a literal warzone.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
The building was storing millions of pounds of fresh and frozen food such as meat, bread and seafood that rotted after the blaze, prompting complaints, citations and lawsuits over foul odors and pests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The structure, discovered in the village of Bulford, was a much more simple construction made up of just two wooden posts, which have long since rotted away.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Uncollected garbage rotted in heaps, and people cued outside of bakeries for their daily government ration of bread.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
Mom fell through a rotted step and went tumbling down the hillside.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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But there’s nothing charming about composite decking, which is what I found myself researching when our wood started rotting under the weight of New England winter.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
That heartless sea alludes to both a disturbing woman in his past and hard times when young, watching “the locust feed / Like tractor wrecks and cabbages rotting in a field.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Even when life offers her a grain of solace or happiness, the morsel is already rotting from the inside out.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Many species can go unnoticed among fallen leaves, rotting wood and the bases of trees, but Benwell said taking the time to look more closely opens up a hidden world.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
His uniform barely fit, and his locker forever smelled like the rotting food he squandered.
From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson
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