rubbed

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The other night, I rubbed chicken with olive oil, salt, pepper, and a generous layer of zest before roasting it as the base for a stew.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

Once infected, the flea spreads the disease to humans when flea feces is rubbed into cuts or scrapes on the skin or the eyes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

This loss has rubbed some of the shine off the coalition and Meloni herself, long the strong woman of Italian politics, has been left looking more vulnerable.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

“These players weren’t used to being held to that standard every single day, and it rubbed people the wrong way,” said Hoyer, who was on the Raiders at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

I was dimly aware of my shoes pinching, my toes and the backs of my heels rubbed raw.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu