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Researchers gently rub the parchment with a dry cytology brush, the same type of brush used for Pap smears.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 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 another to seemingly rub it in the face of the person from whom you purchased it.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

Every year, local people come along and rub beach sand into the marble headstones so the names of those U.S. soldiers can still be read.

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026

Most earthquakes occur when sections of the earth’s crust far below the surface rub up against one another, get stuck, and then jerk free all at once.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

Seeing the professionalism he brings every day to practice, on and off the court, while traveling and when showing up to tournaments, it rubs off on you and that’s really motivating to see.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 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

After a warm and ice-cold shower, he cleanses his face and rubs a frozen cucumber over it, which he says will reduce puffiness, acne and brighten his skin.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026

I suppose I could give them some of my savings, but that rubs me the wrong way.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026

She turns back to Magic, rubs her mane, and then puts her arm around Charlie.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

And this is why Cortis's incessant calls to for people to put their phones down have rubbed some the wrong way - in a fan culture that's obsessed with capturing every moment.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

But Epstein courted influence and rubbed shoulders with prominent individuals associated with both parties in his efforts to rehabilitate his reputation.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026

He goes there all the time, wherever he is staying, so I think it kind of rubbed off on me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

But the plans have rubbed some the wrong way.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

He rubbed one hand over his near-shaven head.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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

Officials said that several children outside in a patio area were roasting marshmallows on a device called Flikr Fire, a tabletop fireplace kit that uses rubbing alcohol for fuel and was recalled in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

She makes a "smoothie" out of her fluffy yellow cream, rubbing blobs on the back of her hand and mixing it with a tinted moisturiser.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

That social-media exposure appears to be rubbing off on the younger generation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

Welchman winced, rubbing the small of his back.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin