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rung

[ruhng] / rʌŋ /


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"Entry level jobs are disappearing, so the jobs that you used to be able to get for the first rung on the ladder, they've gone," he said.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The Medieval-castle-themed hotel on the south end of the Strip—signature attraction the Tournament of Kings show and dinner—is on the lowest rung of the MGM Resorts ladder in Las Vegas.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Reynolds and McElhenney accomplished that even if they’re still stuck on a ladder one rung short of the Premier League.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

If that’s so, you’d be in good shape overall, and you could roll that $310,000 into the next rung of your ladder pretty confidently.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

There was a sound of dreadful confusion on the stage, the audience was in an uproar, and the curtain was quickly rung down.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater




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