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Haugen and Horwitz battled similarly daunting foes, and the rot they uncovered was just as systemic and frightening as the reporting.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

"But a case like Jacqui and Olivia's is almost exemplary of the systemic rot and failings that prevail throughout the entire system."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Cleanup crews have cleared much of the millions of pounds of food left to rot after a warehouse burned for more than a week in Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

The word "rot" is clearly an exaggeration, but new research suggests that heavy television viewing may still have meaningful consequences for brain health.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026

I hold my breath as the stench of rotting trash mixes with smoke and pulverized concrete, smashed-up sewers and rot.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

"I figure it'll probably disintegrate and probably nobody will ever hear it, that's what bothers me... if it rots in there before they open it."

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Yet while soft tissue usually rots away, the lack of oxygen caused by the manner of the shark's death and more mud landing on top preserved the fish.

From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025

The allegory is a tad thick: Humanity rots inside the gates, dignity stands tall outside.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025

It comes with a certificate of authenticity and installation instructions for owners to replace the banana — if they wish — whenever it rots.

From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2024

What actually happens when you die is that your brain stops working and your body rots, like Rabbit did when he died and we buried him in the earth at the bottom of the garden.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon

The building was storing millions of pounds of fresh and frozen food such as meat, bread and seafood that rotted after the blaze, prompting complaints, citations and lawsuits over foul odors and pests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

"It's unripe, but it's already rotted before we've even started," he explains.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

But they hit their stride with 2022’s “The Death of Peace of Mind,” which melded a Weeknd-worthy R&B falsetto with rotted, churning guitars and tasteful electronics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026

Her contorted expression is rotted by anguish, as though life’s unbearable burdens have laid waste to their latest victim.

From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2025

One telegraph boy made his way through the dark to an unlit alley that smelled of rotted fruit and was silent save for the receding hiss of gaslights on the street he had left behind.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Even when life offers her a grain of solace or happiness, the morsel is already rotting from the inside out.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

A rotting carpet of familiar fan-shaped leaves soon surrounded the tree, a sight so alarming Jung and her neighbours formed a crew of amateur detectives to solve the mystery: what was ailing their hardy ginkgo?

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Getting the rotting food off racks towering six stories high required hundreds of workers in protective suits to dislodge the moldering food.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

A June 17 fire at cold storage operator Lineage’s 500,000-square-foot food warehouse left the community with noxious smoke and an influx of rats and flies attracted to rotting meat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Every now and again, a gust of hot wind brought the stench of rotting fish.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi