dilapidated
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The zoo, which houses more than 1,600 animals, has become dilapidated over the years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The building, filled to its ceilings, grew increasingly dilapidated; Langley’s paranoia about suspected intruders led him to build mazes of detritus to throw them off.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Lord Snowdon preferred the Old House, which de Courcy described as a dilapidated, rustic cottage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The 49-year-old lives with her daughter in an open-front wooden home metres from a dilapidated sign reading "Tiger Reintroduction Project".
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
I saw roads choked with dilapidated cars, motorcycle rickshaws, and battered minibuses that served as public transportation.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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