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[rat] / ræt /


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The intrigue is thick; Johnny is a rat; “War” might have been called “The Lawyer Who Came in From the Cold.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 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

Tests have shown they can contain rat droppings and woodchips among other harmful substances.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

“I was kidding,” the rat said quickly, though Clare very much doubted it.

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

It added that the food incident was isolated and re-labelling unsold food was not company policy, but it did not comment on the rats claim.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

In the county, health officials said infected fleas often are found on rats, free-roaming cats and opossums.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

“Are you sure you don’t want to come? Think of all you’re missing—the seasickness, the rats, the storms, week after week in the nice dark ’tween deck.”

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026

The heavy black eyeliner and white-face makeup, the holey fishnets and ratted hair — these also serve as a beacon to fellow misfits, a way of finding your tribe while scaring off the normals.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2023

Bulger, who ran the largely Irish mob in Boston in the 1970s and ’80s, served as an FBI informant who ratted on his gang’s main rival, according to the bureau.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2022

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

From New York Times ● May 20, 2020

But then I thought, so if it wasn’t Auggie who ratted me out, who was it?

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

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

"I don't know how I feel about the culture of ratting out your neighbours," Ms Morfopoulos said.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2023

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

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2023

The hard part was doing that without ratting on anyone.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez


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