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rat

[rat] / ræt /


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Khan also said there had been rats at the venue for a long time and that cleaners were told to check daily for rat droppings.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Aiming to escape the rat race and find opportunities for work in a bleak job market, the founders use artificial intelligence to code, communicate with customers and promote their products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

"Our younger generation... they're always in this little rat race, keeping up with social media," the 61-year-old said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

To investigate whether curcumin could reduce this damage, researchers used a rat model of Type 1 diabetes.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

The rat squealed, trying to wriggle his way out of Clare’s paws.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Rats that had received both medications regained less weight than rats treated only with tirzepatide.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Gym rats can check their body composition of fat and muscle, people with heart issues can get their heartbeat captured, and mole owners can get their moles mapped to 0.1 mm.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

Khan also said there had been rats at the venue for a long time and that cleaners were told to check daily for rat droppings.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The company, Lineage Logistics, told The Times it didn’t cause the fire and went above and beyond to put it out and speed the cleanup of truckloads of rotting food that attracted rats and flies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

I realize she’s telling me that we have rats.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

No one would get ratted out on social media as “problematic.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026

“She ratted me out! Yes, I have the teapot, which I realize is quite the memento,” says Krasinski, writing while in production on an upcoming project.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2025

Simone now knew she had ratted him out.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2022

“Tell me how I ratted, came home to a big bag,” he shrieks.

From New York Times ● May 20, 2020

He never went back to work at the Garden, but that girl, the bossy one, never ratted him out, either.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

And who wouldn’t have to modify their behavior if they thought Rover was ratting them out to his pals down at Paws & Claws?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

Stroup has said that ratting out Peter Bourne was the “stupidest decision” he ever made.

From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2025

"But he could be ratting out Eastman and Powell, for example, in order to make a deal."

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2023

Which is, you know, the problem here, and what all who tuned in should now be ratting him out for.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2019

“Are the police here because of me ratting out Junito yesterday? Oh my God, is Beatriz here? What about the Latin Diablos?”

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles




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