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[rawng, rong] / rɔŋ, rɒŋ /










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They were optimistic at the wrong moment — and optimism without a plan is just exposure.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

If I really feel like I’ve got it all worked out and I’m in control, we’re doing something wrong.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Page Six and other publications like it are quick to claim that they invented Trump, and they’re not totally wrong to do so.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Echoing O'Neill's message, Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly said: "Taking frustration at the evil actions of a person out on those who had no part in it is utterly wrong."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“The powers of the four realms are too strong, all the doors open at once. A spirit could be sucked into the wrong Afterlife forever.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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