the ropes
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Having achieved their goal, Muñiz-Ochoa, Atkinson and two other climbers who followed them slid down the ropes to solid ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Analysts credit the 2011 purchase of NBCUniversal as a huge success; Comcast rescued a company that was on the ropes due to General Electric’s under-investment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
But it might be debt, not equity, that has SpaceX on the ropes on Monday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
The group could hear the hissing of the wind and the creaking of the ropes running down from the mast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
While the men pulled on the ropes with all their might, I drew a picture....
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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