derelict
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Fain removed much of Boyer’s responsibilities in 2024, saying Boyer had been derelict in his job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
"Foreign plastic derelict fishing gear is the largest contributor of Hawaii's marine debris problem," shares Lynch.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026
As waves crashed against the derelict structure Monday morning, U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
"There are many people seeking to regenerate the Shankill Road, to bring derelict buildings back into use."
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
He didn’t want to see shabby or derelict boats with his name on them out on the river.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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
In the movies, homeless people—or street people, or derelicts, or bums—sometimes get to play the lead in egalitarian-redemptive comedies like My Man Godfrey, Trading Places, Down and Out in Beverly Hills.
From Slate ● Aug. 9, 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
Well-dressed tourists mingled with the derelicts of the quarter.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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