rut
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To break out of their rut, they began working their way through the cuisines of every country in the world at local restaurants and documenting their experience on social media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
They could pull themselves the rest of the way out of a recent rut with a statement series against their competition for a No. 1 seed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
An old-school tip for finding new music: If Spotify’s algorithm makes you feel stuck in a musical rut, there’s an easy way out.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Well, for starters, they realised when they were in a rut and acted on it.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
He didn’t have to stay mired in a Richton Park rut any more than he’d been doomed to one in Idaho.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
Dipak Magar, 39, is proud of the small house he has built on a bend of a rutted road.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
Costa Rica’s Pacuare Lodge is so remote that visitors must arrive via white-water raft, by air or on a rutted 4WD-only road.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
Its rutted track leads away towards Gaza City; a bumpy lifeline, quickly lost in thick evening darkness.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2024
Drive down any of the the long, rutted, back roads of this dusty Riverside County community, and it won’t take long before you feel like you’ve fallen off the grid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
Steep, rutted places that had once made her stumble and slip were now familiar and easy.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
Compared with conventional asphalt, PMA is more flexible and better able to resist cracking, rutting, and water damage, making it well suited to Hawaii's tropical climate.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026
Deer are currently in rutting season, when males attempt to establish their dominance against other males as part of their reproductive strategy.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
“Many people specifically go to Kincaid Park in the fall to photograph and view rutting behavior.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
“Jeremy Hunt is collaborative, and I don’t think you have two rutting deer locking horns. They sink or swim together.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
At this time of year, the Forest should be echoing with the bellows of rutting red deer, and the clash of their antlers as they fought for females.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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