tatters
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But whatever he actually believes, Sheeran’s long-cultivated neutrality is in tatters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The Iranian economy has long been struggling under the weight of decades of international sanctions, which left it in tatters.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
In the show’s final galleries, we find Whistler once again roaming—to Amsterdam, Italy and elsewhere—but the small scale and reduced scope of his work suggest a career in tatters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
But building the specialized aircraft is a time-consuming process, made harder by a nine-year production gap that left the complex supply chain in tatters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
But the screen turns out to be in tatters, not even fastened at the bottom, just flapping uselessly in the breeze.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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