debris
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Stunned residents looked on as debris spread through surrounding streets.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
This finding suggests that the earliest blood cells may have resembled macrophages, which are immune cells that engulf harmful microbes and cellular debris.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
Behind him, a young man stepped over a heap of charred debris, taking care not to spill his latte macchiato.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
During back-to-back flights last year, the Starship spaceships blew up, sending debris falling back to Earth and forcing air traffic around the Caribbean to take precautionary measures.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
A chunk of the ceiling comes down on Tano, but he reduces the rubble to harmless debris with one swing of the akrafena.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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