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The sobriety of “Robin Hood” does not render it less than entertaining, just slow to engage its wooden wheels in the muddy ruts of a well-known medieval tale.

The party remains in a debilitating rut, refusing to truly challenge the runaway power of corporate capitalism that has caused ever-widening income inequality.

Oil prices are in a rut, and could keep falling.

He acknowledged that the labor market was in a bit of a “lower hiring, low firing” rut, and he can imagine a scenario where it deteriorates and starts weighing on consumer credit.

To successfully draw enemy fire, it helps to faithfully recreate a real position complete with wheel ruts, ammunition crates and toilets.