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Since its 2020 release, “Promising Young Woman” has become a lightning rod for heated conversation — quite a far cry from its initially warm reception, which led to five Oscar nominations and one win.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

They come in all shapes and sizes; some resemble a hockey-puck-like disc, while others look more like a rod.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Fifteen months later, her death, and what many view as a suspicious silence surrounding it, has become a lightning rod for discontent among Vietnam's youth.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Hired as the town’s fill-in sheriff—his predecessor having been found dead in his underwear, in the snow, holding a fly rod and an ice auger—Ulysses Richardson does his best to maintain discipline on the force.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

I pointed the metal rod and froze as JimmyTrotter, my sisters, Uncle D, and Mr. Lucas hollered out, “Hot,” “Hotter,” “To the right,” “More,” “A little left,” and then “Aww!”

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

A pyramid of gold-colored rods was situated over the bed.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

This all unfolds next to four or so men casting their fishing rods into the increasingly choppy waters.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Videos and photos circulating on social media show piles of rocks, chunks of concrete and rusted metal rods after waves removed layers of sand along the shoreline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

The team broke through concrete and mangled reinforcing rods to reach him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Although mostly spent, the rods could still produce decay heat.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

The lines were rodded in both directions from alternate manholes, thus avoiding uncoupling the rods and allowing every pull to be effective in pushing the mandrel through the ducts.

From Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The Bergen Hill Tunnels. Paper No. 1154 by F. Lavis

"And then she will return with him to India, I take it" She rodded.

From A Rent In A Cloud by Charles James Lever

About 10% of the conduit lines were rodded twice, owing to partial sections having been rodded once before completion.

From Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The Bergen Hill Tunnels. Paper No. 1154 by F. Lavis

The best continuous work on rodding was done between October 22d and 29th, 1908, when in 7 working days, 105,600 duct ft. were rodded, an average of a little more than 15,000 ft. per day.

From Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The Bergen Hill Tunnels. Paper No. 1154 by F. Lavis

One Forquer, who was Lincoln's opponent, had recently rodded his house—and every one knew it.

From The Life of Abraham Lincoln by Henry Ketcham

The fruitful association has made Stielow a household name in hot rodding.

From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2023

In his spare time, Mr. Stielow’s fantastical, knee-weakening Camaro restorations — with names like “Tri-Tip” and “the Mule” — inspired an entire rodding movement called Pro Touring.

From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2023

I love that culture of hot rodding and classic cars.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2021

“We’re returning to the roots of hot rodding, basically, where you’re trying to build something cool with what you had,” Thaemert said.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 16, 2014

The cost, including labor, material, and all tools, for rodding for the whole work was slightly less than 0.2 cent per duct ft.

From Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The Bergen Hill Tunnels. Paper No. 1154 by F. Lavis