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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Having rusted completely; having become covered in rust; having become non-functional over time..
20 January 2017, Donald Trump, Inauguration Speech But for too many of our citizens, a different reality exists: Mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities; rusted-out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation
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Rusted-out means Having rusted completely; having become covered in rust; having become non-functional over time..
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20 January 2017, Donald Trump, Inauguration Speech But for too many of our citizens, a different reality exists: Mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities; rusted-out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation
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