rung
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She has been repeating a motto to colleagues helping her pitch for big IPOs: Until the bell is rung, a company is still up for grabs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Bonds with ratings deep in junk territory at the CCC level — a low rung of junk — recently have sold off sharply.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
At the lowest consumer-friendly rung rest affordable fillers and Botox injections.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
He had rung his sister's number after she had texted, urgently asking him to call.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Only by standing one rung from the top were they high enough to grip the teat near the udder.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
The team classified the excitations by their symmetry, exposing a second set of energy rungs that was hidden in the initial measurement.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
For about 40 years, physicists have used conformal field theories to calculate how far apart those energy rungs should be.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
They had about 15% fewer entry-level workers, 15% fewer managers, and fewer rungs in the corporate ladder—yet with similar valuations as their less AI-focused peers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Most of her career has been spent on the lower rungs of the professional ladder, travelling around trying to make ends meets.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
She was at her desk, with her feet wrapped around the rungs of the chair, and a pencil tip in her mouth.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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