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[ruht] / rʌt /




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However, there are signs the company is breaking out of this rut.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Apple stock started off the year in a bit of a rut.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

“Canada’s resale housing market is stuck in a rut, and it doesn’t look likely to break out of it anytime soon,” said Michael Davenport, economist at Oxford Economics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

ServiceNow’s stock has been in a rut — so much so that it’s on track to post its largest quarterly decline on record.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The harder he worked, the deeper C.P. sank into the very rut that had swallowed his father, even as he watched the less talented and shiftless children of the wealthy prosper.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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