derelict
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"To date, CMDR's Bounty Project, which pays a financial reward to licensed commercial fishers for marine debris removal, has removed 84 tons of large, derelict fishing gear from the Pacific Ocean."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026
This market-driven renewal filled vacant lots and derelict sites, reduced blight, converted nonperforming parcels into taxpaying assets and created billions of dollars in new wealth for existing homeowners, with little evidence of widespread displacement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
With oil backing up at home, Iran is reviving derelict sites known as “junk storage,” using improvised containers and trying to ship crude by rail to China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
“It’s been in continuous disrepair and derelict circumstances,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
Nearby a white heron posed regally on one leg, in the same tree where the boys had hung their shoes before swimming to the derelict boat.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
A host of bidders will compete for the drowned derelicts — some of whom may have less than honest intentions for the reselling of the rides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
It prioritizes derelicts that interfere with navigation, which this boat does not do.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2017
Who needs to see the melting pot of humanity that converges on the clear waters of Bora Bora when you can meet the derelicts who peddle $125 badges for $2,000?
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 13, 2017
“The Salvation Hunters” announces itself as dedicated to “the derelicts of the earth.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2017
Well-dressed tourists mingled with the derelicts of the quarter.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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