Example Sentences

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So myrtle rust’s invasion could result in “the local extinction of both the floral resource and disruption of associated plant–insect relationships” throughout the plant’s range, according to the paper.

From Scientific American • Jul. 5, 2020

So myrtle rust's invasion could result in "the local extinction of both the floral resource and disruption of associated plant–insect relationships" throughout the plant's range, according to the paper.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2020

In King Lear, Shakespeare blamed rust's presence on a "foul fiend" named Flibbertigibbet.

From Time Magazine Archive

"You can tell it's just been handled by the way the rust's rubbed off."

From The Sleuth of St. James's Square by Post, Melville Davisson