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
Naturally that means the risk versus reward of fixing rusting wells in an unstable country like Venezuela looks different.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
It was a big old steamer trunk latched with a giant rusting padlock.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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Chemistry - High School
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