gutter
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“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars,” wrote Oscar Wilde.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
The first reports of the crime were mostly objective — one newspaper described Short as a “beauteous 22-year-old” — but these soon devolved into salacious gutter journalism.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
Mr Vernon said he landed in a gutter and saw the car passing to his left.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025
Indeed, everyone in Sennott’s LA throws around “I love yous” and air-kisses like chewing gum wrappers blowing into the gutter.
From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025
The rain had ceased at last, but the spots fell from the dripping leaves and from the gutter above the window.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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"Dulce et Decorum Est," by Wilfred Owen
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