rigging

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The oil and gas industry pulled back following four straight months of expansion, while support services for oil and gas extraction fell with a decline in drilling and rigging activity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

In 2024, the fair paid $500,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing fair officials of rigging a bid for a multimillion-dollar carnival contract.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

Deutsche Bank has been caught up in scandals involving the rigging of Libor, Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump, Russian mirror trades, and money laundering.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025

Numerous sailors were positioned in the 150-foot-tall Cuauhtemoc's rigging when it smashed into the iconic bridge linking New York's Manhattan and Brooklyn boroughs.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

Brother Luke brought small slender pieces of pine and showed Robin how to smooth them into mast and bowsprit, then found scraps of linen for sails and pieces of yarn for rigging.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli