the rub
Example Sentences
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The beef industry is starting to feel the rub of government workforce reductions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Although the ability to make snow has been a game changer for resorts in North America, here’s the rub: Snowmaking works only when it’s cold.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2026
Delpique had started testing the brisket recipe three weeks earlier, telling his chefs to adjust the cook time, then the rub, which tasted too strong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025
Public-market investors had visibility into the 2000 bubble, but much less today—and there’s the rub.
From Barron's ● Dec. 12, 2025
But the rub is that there are two ways he can win and only one way you can win.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
