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[rim] / rɪm /


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There is also biofilm, a layer made up of mixed microbes that can build up under the toilet rim and across surfaces.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

There was just one problem, write Robert O’Connell and Laine Higgins: Johnston, a senior shooting guard for High Point University, is usually forbidden from attempting a shot anywhere near the rim.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

He would drive to the rim, set up teammates and hit shots from wherever he could find open space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Reaves chucked up a line drive that ricocheted off the front of the rim and toward his left.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

He watched the pearly froth reach the rim of his glass, and took a deep breath.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai




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