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ropes

  • plural of rope.
  • present tense form of rope (3rd person singular).

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Ropes & Gray, a New York-based law firm, noted in February that the decision represented “an opportunity to pursue potentially significant refunds.”

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

“Across industries, there either is or should be some level of fear for companies and for individual employees,” said Gretchen Greene, the chief of artificial intelligence at law firm Ropes & Gray.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Ropes course guests must be at least 4 feet tall, able to reach 70 inches straight up with your arm fully extended overhead, and weigh less than 275 pounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

Ropes and straps are measured precisely into place.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2024

Ropes and pulleys and electric lights were lashed amid the rafters.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu