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[rout] / raʊt /




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However, the company's shares tumbled around seven percent in early trade, dragging the Kospi index down five percent and deepening a rout that has hammered the market for the past two weeks.

From Barron's • Jul. 7, 2026

But No. 3 Spain has struggled offensively; leave out its 4-0 rout of Saudi Arabia and it scored just once.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Bitcoin has taken a hit as an ongoing rout in tech stocks pulls risk assets lower.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

Stocks fell sharply as fears about the sustainability of the artificial-intelligence boom caused a tech-sector rout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

I washed him with lye soap and water, then rubbed salty bacon grease into his hair all over to rout the fleas.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson




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