rub
Example Sentences
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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
Legacy overseas brands are now seeking out collaboration, hoping the domestic market's blistering pace and technological innovation will rub off and boost their competitiveness in China and increasingly, abroad.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
Although the ability to make snow has been a game changer for resorts in North America, here’s the rub: Snowmaking works only when it’s cold.
From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026
The drying ground was ultimately against him there, and that's the rub.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 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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