rusting
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Today, abandoned barge cranes lie rusting and rotting in delta sloughs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Goodison-Blanks said the tin itself had some "patternation and rusting" on it and the label was a "bit worn".
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Electricity reverses the rusting process, allowing the iron batteries to store energy for later use.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
At an estimated cost of $3.8 billion, it will replace the rusting, abandoned hulk that sits at the east end of East Capitol Street, fronting the Anacostia River.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
At Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, fourteen hundred men boarded six rusting ships and set out to sea.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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Chemistry - High School
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