rub
Example Sentences
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The rub of the green did not necessarily go their way with the technology either.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
This is ostensibly a courtesy to avoid alerting current co-workers that you are job hunting, but it means people you rub the wrong way could ding you years later.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
“You know, I had to make my immigrant father rub his temples even harder.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
But dreams of seamless cross-country journeys rub up against a fragmented network broken into national systems that critics say create hurdles and pushes up costs.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Nancy cheered as she bent down to rub her sore knees.
From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene
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