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rout

[rout] / raʊt /




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In January 1966, he joined a battalion of U.S. soldiers seeking to rout North Vietnamese snipers and was standing next to the battalion commander when an officer paused to read a map.

From Los Angeles Times

If this were any other American household, it would be reasonable to assume Williams is ecstatic over a bet, fantasy-football win or simply the Eagles’ rout of the lowly Las Vegas Raiders.

From The Wall Street Journal

The rout picked up steam in December, dragging on other digital tokens as investors turned more pessimistic about the economy and re-evaluated riskier holdings across markets.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Rams are coming off a 45-17 rout of the Arizona Cardinals, a game in which they rolled up 530 yards.

From Los Angeles Times

The stock fell by about 10% in midafternoon trading, and is on pace for its worst day since the January tech rout spurred by the success of DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial-intelligence startup.

From The Wall Street Journal