rub
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Seasoning options are endless, from sticky-sweet orange sauce to classic barbecue or your favorite dry rub.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Former USA goalkeeper Tony Meola is one pundit who has suggested they are now on their way to being able to rub shoulders with football's elite.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 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
The real rub here is that generally speaking, neither me, nor you, nor a dog named Boo has been able to ride the incredible run-ups these companies have enjoyed.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
The knots in my stomach rub against each other.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
“I love physical challenges. I’ve had to learn how to sword fight, ice skate, shoot a pistol, taekwondo, horseback riding. It’s like practicing to be this other person, and it kind of rubs off.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
I suppose I could give them some of my savings, but that rubs me the wrong way.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026
It sometimes occurs when a person sneezes or coughs vigorously, or pokes or rubs their eye.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
Unsurprisingly, Chalamet’s shameless drive rubs some the wrong way.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2025
He rubs his hands together because the wind is cold.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
It’s capable but doesn’t speak for the boss—who himself has no legislative experience and has of late rubbed lawmakers the wrong way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Elderly immigrants showed off injuries they claimed were caused by the noxious air: strange blotches on their skin, temples rubbed raw due to watery eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
But the plans have rubbed some the wrong way.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Andy Robertson rubbed his hands over his face in frustration.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
She rubbed her hand against the rock, feeling up into the hole in the cliff as far as her arm would reach.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
It may even put your digital self on the field and make you part of the competition, rubbing virtual shoulders with your favorite players.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosures, released Tuesday by the U.S. government, are rubbing salt in their wounds.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
"Even more so, the families of two beautiful young mothers who tragically died – Lynsey Courtney and Erin Harbison – it's rubbing salt in an open wound."
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
In that light, his tip wasn’t a kindness but a form of mockery: the billionaire Trump rubbing everyone’s noses in how vast the gulf is between them.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026
We just sat there, me staring at the fuzzy red letters of the school, and Calista rubbing my back in tiny circles.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
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