rubble
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Television footage showed heavy machinery digging through the rubble as rescue teams gather at the site in an effort to recover people trapped beneath the debris.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
"Asteroids up to tens of meters in size are also solid rocks because they tend to spin faster than do the larger rubble pile asteroids," said Jenniskens.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
A 10-minute drive from Jaffar’s office in downtown Rahat, Jihan Abu Wadi, a 45-year-old mother of eight, pointed to a pile of rubble where her house stood just a few days before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
What begins as an honest account of modern life’s bleak state is distorted alongside Berlant’s malleable expressions, slowly blossoming into something life-affirming, like a diamond among the rubble.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
Long, cool perspectives of modern architecture, rising phosphorescent and eerie from the rubble.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing rubble
"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (1950)
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