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While the method still needs further optimization, Ting said, "We may be able to determine whether someone has increased brain activity simply by assessing muscle activity after pulling a rug out from under you."

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

“Your choice as a trader then is to go with the regulated platform that can pull the rug based on fine print you didn’t read, or an unregulated platform where anything goes,” he added.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

One bedroom had a zebra skin rug on the floor.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

They spread poster boards across the cream-colored shag rug, shook up their paint pens and started to craft their messages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

Then came curtains, a rag rug, Mrs. Soldano’s white slips, sheets, and a small, worn stuffed bear that I knew was my best pal’s.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm