rusting
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Old and rusting tankers like these form what maritime experts call the “shadow fleet,” a roving armada of hundreds of vessels that ferry oil for sanctioned regimes, including Iran and Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Today, abandoned barge cranes lie rusting and rotting in delta sloughs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Now they are rusting monuments to Scotland's industrial past.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
A rusting cargo ship now lies stranded on a sandbank in the blue lagoon, where only a handful of fishing boats float around.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
The boy tipped his head towards the rusting tin on the roof as he prepared to recite his lines.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
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Chemistry - High School
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