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Once the hinges were in place, critics raised concerns about whether they were rusting underground, and whether a physical phenomenon called resonance would break the walls.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2023

A technician from the island mocked them: The engines were rusting from lack of use, he said.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2022

Barrie - a pensioner who lives on Teesside - was told by Guardian Park Homes that his property could collapse because its metal supports were rusting.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2017

Oh, I knew you were rusting out in some of these Dutch towns, but I never supposed it was Vienna.

From A Fearful Responsibility and Other Stories by Howells, William Dean

The railway had been torn up for months, and the armour-vested locomotives were rusting on the sidings at Hendaye.

From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) by O'Shea, John Augustus