dilapidation

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By 1990s, when Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa bought it, the core property has been reduced to less than 50 acres, much of which had fallen into dilapidation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2024

The group also heard significant concerns about financial investment in the service and the negative impact on infrastructure - including the dilapidation of the police estate in some areas and the quality of technology.

From BBC • May 23, 2023

Hugo deplored the dilapidation of the structure but stood in awe of the palimpsest.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2019

Many of the places in the book have a haunting quality about them that draws power from their dilapidation.

From Washington Post • Jul. 31, 2018

More than the dilapidation, it was this connection, this lost memory of the temple’s grander relation, which gave the useless little building its sorry air.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan