rut
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They could pull themselves the rest of the way out of a recent rut with a statement series against their competition for a No. 1 seed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
The lyrics were inspired by a secretive relationship "that was stuck in a rut but I kept coming back to it".
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
An old-school tip for finding new music: If Spotify’s algorithm makes you feel stuck in a musical rut, there’s an easy way out.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Lennar fell 4.7% after the homebuilder’s second-quarter revenue missed Wall Street’s expectations, signaling that the housing market is still in a rut.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
The pine coffin that held Miss Mary Finch—wearing her best dress, with her hair washed clean and combed—bounced in the back when the wagon wheels hit a rut.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
In the meantime, to get to work at the market, Rahesh must walk for two hours along a rutted dirt road between barren mountains before he can catch a ride.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
Costa Rica’s Pacuare Lodge is so remote that visitors must arrive via white-water raft, by air or on a rutted 4WD-only road.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
Jenny Paterson spent three-and-a-half hours using a rake, spade and bucket to fill in holes on a rutted section of Bridge Street in Halkirk, Caithness.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2024
When your name is associated with that much cloaked money in that sort of rutted environment, what else is involved?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
Since our cottage was at the village fringe, the priest and I bore her remains along the narrow, rutted road that led to the cemetery.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
Compared with conventional asphalt, PMA is more flexible and better able to resist cracking, rutting, and water damage, making it well suited to Hawaii's tropical climate.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026
The central issue today, however, is that the world's two great economic superpowers are now facing off against each other like rutting stags.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2025
Deer are currently in rutting season, when males attempt to establish their dominance against other males as part of their reproductive strategy.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
Bulls can be aggressive during the rutting season from mid-July through August.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
They have a hoarse, distant bellow like a rutting stag and make their way high above the howl and whistle of the smaller shells.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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