rat
Example Sentences
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Dismissed by colleagues as a “clerical rat,” he assiduously studied the files whose handling was now his responsibility.
When used together, silybin and carvedilol sharply reduced collagen production and stellate cell activation in human and rat cell cultures, as well as in primary hepatic stellate cells.
From Science Daily
“Your mother was a rat, and that makes you a baby rat,” she spits, and Willa’s world crumbles further.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr Simpson and his team created the other giant chess pieces too, including the snake and the rat.
From BBC
They were sued by several units in 2023 and 2024 over living conditions, including allegations of infestations of rats, vermin and cockroaches that tenants said made their lives “a living hell.”
From Los Angeles Times
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