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Same exact building, which had been rusting away, with raccoons living in there and all that.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2020

It had been rusting away in the middle, but I was positive I’d get at least another semester out of the poor thing.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

Mr. Hinchford liked Mattie; her presence had brightened him up, given a shake to ideas that had been rusting of late.

From Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 2 of 3) by Robinson, Frederick William