mud

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According to Port Vale's official website,, external Spurs boss Terry Venables took one look at the pitch and told star midfielder Ossie Ardiles that he would "get lost in the mud".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Residents described water rising to waist level in just hours — overwhelming properties that had never flooded before and leaving behind a thick layer of mud and debris.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

Chalamet’s loss capped off a prickly night for the actor, who dodged a bit of mud slung in the direction of his gleaming white suit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

"There's still a lot of mud in the villages," she said.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Maybe they thought they tasted like mud and mud tasted like sweet fruit.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff