rut
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To be in a cosy rut is about the sickest thing ever, I think.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Payments company Stripe and private-equity firm Advent International recently made a joint takeover bid for PayPal, which has been in a yearslong rut.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 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 dropped 3.4% 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
His bones rattled as the quad hit a rut in the track and bounced upward.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
The town moves from pitying her to whispering that she’s crazy, leaving her rutted in the anger stage of the grieving process.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
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
Nearly an hour later, she turned onto a rutted dirt road and cranked up the Shania Twain tune “Honey, I’m home.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
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
I turned and watched the Land Cruiser pulling up slowly and unevenly in the rutted dirt.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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
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
“Jeremy Hunt is collaborative, and I don’t think you have two rutting deer locking horns. They sink or swim together.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
At this time of year, the Forest should be echoing with the bellows of rutting red deer, and the clash of their antlers as they fought for females.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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