defunct
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"They're the body's garbage collection crew. A lot of that garbage is defunct cells."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
"The backlog of defunct white goods is getting bigger by the day – they're at risk of becoming a mountain," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The space junk includes defunct man-made objects like rocket bodies, dead satellites and fragments from launches, explosions and collisions that threaten to re-enter Earth's atmosphere or crash into functioning satellites.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
“Today’s lawsuit continues the absurdity and irrationality that the industry has come to expect from the defunct organization formerly known as the HFPA.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Once they reached the citadel, they were to restore its defunct pulley system so that their future comings and goings would not be dependent on flight.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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