rot
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Such is the extent of the rot that has set in at Spurs, this may not be enough.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
The pillars tilted and some of the floor boards showed signs of rot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
That is forcing vineyard owners from Bordeaux to Australia to rip up vines and leave grapes to rot in the fields.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
A publication that once stood for truth and justice, emboldening reporters like Bernstein and Woodward to uncover corruption, was now wantonly flaunting its own rot.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026
Daisy had told me that if any boy who wasn’t twenty-one years old yet cussed, his tongue would rot out of his head.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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