rub
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—On a weekday morning this summer, Amy Cox instructed a small group of third-graders to rub their palms together, then clap out syllables for the words “apple,” “turtle” and “table.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Travelling on matchday -2 and the evening of matchday +1, the squad had time to rub shoulders with some of the best in the world, with France staying not too far away in Boston.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
It’s awesome because they rub you from head to toe with body oil, then they wash your hair and give you a cucumber and yogurt mask.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
But dreams of seamless cross-country journeys rub up against a fragmented network broken into national systems that critics say create hurdles and pushes up costs.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
“Ow!” she said and bent to rub her shin.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
She hocks back phlegm on a couple of occasions and violently rubs her tired eyes between questions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
He's recovering well back at home enjoying chin rubs and purring loudly.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
Bear will embark on a slower-paced chapter on the Sunshine Coast with one of his former handlers, getting belly rubs and playing his favourite game, fetch.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
I suppose I could give them some of my savings, but that rubs me the wrong way.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026
Dad rubs his chin, which he hasn’t shaved in a while since he’s growing in a beard.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
Elderly immigrants showed off injuries they claimed were caused by the noxious air: strange blotches on their skin, temples rubbed raw due to watery eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
But the plans have rubbed some the wrong way.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Andy Robertson rubbed his hands over his face in frustration.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Dissension among the board grew, and Neugebauer’s charismatic, but at-times abrasive, style rubbed some the wrong way, some of the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
They grunted and rubbed their eyes and scratched under their hairy arms.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosures, released Tuesday by the U.S. government, are rubbing salt in their wounds.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
That social-media exposure appears to be rubbing off on the younger generation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
One recent 75-degree afternoon, sitting on the front stoop of the rowhouse where she lives with her dad, Burton was rubbing her hands together vigorously, as if it were cold out.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2026
Inside the club, with cameras still rolling, Peters found a place to sit down with his friends and started to say “Oh my God” repeatedly and rubbing his eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
Then he scraped off the hairs -inexpertly, making several holes -and softened the hide by rubbing it with mashed deer brain.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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