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rattle

[rat-l] / ˈræt l /




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And as a film, it’s a masterpiece that will rattle around your head for days, constantly sparking more affection — and the occasional nightmare.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

The number and variety of plants increased over time, including locally rare species such as southern marsh orchid, greater tussock-sedge, yellow rattle and common centaury.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

Meanwhile, he added, villages have been cut off from aid and displaced people whose homes were damaged or destroyed have been forced to seek higher ground, as hundreds of aftershocks continue to rattle the island.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Light shaking is generally noticeable indoors and strong enough to rattle dishes and windows.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

A demon no bigger than Cocoa snoozes in a cage in a corner, and blue-glass bottles of haints rattle on a shelf in the very back.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Then I remembered that the ceiling fan has one speed at which it rattles faintly but insistently, so I got out of bed, yanked the chain and sent the blades spinning faster.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

Ann Lipton, a law professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder, said Trump knows the value of his statements and that the more he rattles markets, the more valuable his new service becomes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

The thud of a hammering Hulksmash rattles our seats; later, a cocked rifle is so crisp we perk up like a dog hearing the mailman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

A whistle sounds in the distance, and the ground rattles as the train comes into view, plumes of steam billowing out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Upstairs a door rattles, someone is looking over the railing.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

The surge has rattled governments and markets around the world that rely on diesel as the workhorse of their industry, transportation and agriculture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

To be sure, the sense of panic that had rattled major U.S. equity indexes early on Monday was already fading in afternoon trading.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

"I was very rattled by that...in a good way," she said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

When £85m summer signing Mateus Fernandes had Spurs' first shot on target after 46 minutes, the stadium rattled to the sound of ironic applause.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

He rattled around in the house and kept trying to walk out through the windows and glass doors, so we let him outside and kept his food dish full and left him untied.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

That idea has been rattling around my mind after seeing Zach Cregger’s new “Resident Evil,” itself a reboot made in its creator’s image.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

She’ll complain about me needing to find a secretary before rattling off the results, links to Slate articles and a recent award.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

Another resident said aftershocks were still rattling the city hours after the initial tremor.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

But the US leader expressed hope that renewed diplomacy could bring an end to the war that began in late February with a wave of US-Israeli strikes, rattling both the region and the global economy.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Naima heard the rattling sound of the tin bank they kept in the wardrobe.

From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins




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