derelict
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After more than a half-century of neglect, a derelict, historic church known as the oldest building on Wilshire Boulevard may finally be restored to its spiritual mission.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Recent reviews have described the mall as derelict, depressing and “a hole of a centre.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
He wrote a 12-book series around the character, a British soldier who returns to Cornwall from the American War of Independence and rebuilds his tattered estate, reopens his father's derelict mine and finds love.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
Lebanon is dotted with derelict buildings, and many inhabited structures are in an advanced state of disrepair.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
Does any goodness linger in this last derelict stronghold?
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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