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rattling

[rat-ling] / ˈræt lɪŋ /




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The drama, the music, the pow-pow-pow of those 6-inch guns and those gallant—yes, “most beautiful”—ships rattling amid the waves.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Strategy’s stock dropped Monday after the company disclosed a rare bitcoin sale, rattling investors who have long treated the company as a one-way bet on the cryptocurrency.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

What about Novak Djokovic, that wily old goat rattling around the bracket, 24 majors to his name?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

A short walk away, a threshing machine spews clouds of dust and chaff as wheat pours out in a steady stream, rattling into worn brown sacks at farmers' feet.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Then we are underground, waiting through the heart-stopping darkness, in the rattling, hurtling subway.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari




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