rusted
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So much sand has eroded at the popular Newport Beach surfing spot The Wedge that remnants of decades-old buried infrastructure, like rusted metal rods and chunks of concrete, have been exposed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Unlike most of the memorial-makers discussed in “Scattered Steel,” Ms. Ando chose to alter the rusted metal she received.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
"This is a Tour de France original bicycle," from 1979, the 73-year-old added, holding up a piece of a rusted frame.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Its curved blade, chipped and rusted, with a gilded, possibly brass, hilt featuring a lion on the end, is too delicate to hold.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
I pulled out the garbage can from under the sink and started pitching—lettuce, both rusted and soggy; fourteen-day-old moo shu pork that looked deceptively edible; and peaches with skin like a mummy’s.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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