the ropes
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Countless online courses now promise to teach the ropes of content creation, while Arizona State University will be offering a new content creation major.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
How Wall Street sussed out that the hedge fund Situational Awareness was on the ropes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Mann realized what was happening—nobody sells pre-IPO shares in a company valued at nearly $1 trillion unless they are on the ropes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Harbaugh had been an assistant coach elsewhere, learning the ropes as an offensive consultant at Western Kentucky and quarterbacks coach for the Oakland Raiders, but this was his first chance to be a head coach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
It caught on the ropes that supported it about a foot from the ground, and Vikus stepped aboard.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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