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rub

[ruhb] / rʌb /




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The real rub here is that generally speaking, neither me, nor you, nor a dog named Boo has been able to ride the incredible run-ups these companies have enjoyed.

From Barron's • May 21, 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

"These families might not have two pennies to rub together but they still deserve a dignified life," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“Don’t rub it in their faces,” says Robin Stilwell, a family therapist in Boynton Beach, Fla.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Or I’m curled around Javier, his soft GG Gang sweatshirt against my cheek, while I rub my finger over his constellation birthmark.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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