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[root, rout] / rut, raʊt /




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Shares climbed in after-hours trading en route to a $442 billion gain Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

The shipping route, which handles five percent of global maritime trade, will cut the number of daily transmits from 36 to 34 from September 3, and to 32 later in the month.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

The Gyirong Port is also a major border crossing between Nepal and China as well as an important trade route.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

David Rudisha's 800m world record of one minute 40.91 seconds, set en route to gold at London 2012, survived unscathed as his Kenyan compatriot Emmanuel Wanyonyi came home in one minute 41.76 seconds.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

I’d say the cattle camp was 18 to 24 miles away, depending on the route, through some rocky areas and a lot of shrubs.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola

On its website, the state’s economic development agency singled out costs associated with improving local transportation routes, such as Louisiana’s Highway 82.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

Diesel exhaust is a carcinogen and has long been a priority for port communities and others along heavy transport routes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

United’s new routes next year will include flights from Newark to Terceira, an island in Portugal’s Azores, as well as Sardinia and Sicily.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

The study, published in Science Advances, suggests that animal genomes do not evolve through an unlimited number of possible routes.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

Our corner was also where a lot of minibus drivers ended their routes and turned around to loop back to the minibus rank.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

That number includes oil exports routed around Hormuz by pipeline, not just barrels escorted through the chokepoint.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

It was that public safety had to be routed through either federal or state policing for the claim to become legible.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Tech firms were once again in the crosshairs, with South Korea's Kospi extending a painful selloff as chip titan SK hynix continued to be routed amid growing fears about the AI boom.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

Aviation Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis told reporters a plane had earlier routed back to Nassau when the pilot reported an issue.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

As the forest’s warning became louder, more plangent and strident, William’s buoyant mood shivered, quailed, and fled like a routed army from the field.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

Open models, it said, are hosted in Harvey-controlled infrastructure or through partners, which provides greater control over deployment, routing, security and cost.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

A pipeline routing oil west across Saudi Arabia to a port on the Red Sea has allowed Riyadh to keep up export volumes during the war.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

While checks might feel familiar or secure, you’re ultimately handing over your account and routing numbers that are printed on the small slip of paper.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

The report documents instances that may constitute federal wire fraud, revealing that unsuspecting private donors who intended to support the congressionally chartered foundation were apparently surreptitiously handed Freedom 250’s bank account and routing numbers instead.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

That same night, the Midland Lee Rebels finished the season by routing the Cooper Cougars, and the Midland High Bulldogs did likewise by beating the Abilene High Eagles.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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