rout
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The buzz: With a brace in Portugal’s rout of Uzbekistan, Cristiano Ronaldo became the only man to score in six World Cups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Slowing sales and a sudden leadership change accelerated the rout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
South Korean stocks bounced back Wednesday from the previous day's rout, while the rest of Asia battled to recover from a region-wide sell-off amid lingering concern about the AI spending boom.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Investors should brace for more sharp stock-market pullbacks like Tuesday’s rout.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
I washed him with lye soap and water, then rubbed salty bacon grease into his hair all over to rout the fleas.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
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