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rotten

[rot-n] / ˈrɒt n /




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But many such secular growth stocks — say software over recent decades, and AI more recently — have been having a rotten time of late.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

"He sounds more convincing to some former Fidesz voters when he says the system is rotten from within," the expert told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

The protein, called Cystathionine γ-lyase, or CSE -- best known for generating hydrogen sulfide, the gas that smells like rotten eggs -- appears to play a key role in how memory forms.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Dunkin’ started testing a 48-ounce iced coffee bucket in the middle of a particularly rotten February in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

In either case, they were squeezing and selling the juice from oranges that were undeniably rotten.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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