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disused





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Ries, the bankruptcy trustee, said offices in Texas were disused and decrepit—his foot went through the floor when he visited one location around two months after McClain’s death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The British Army covertly took over a disused part of the London Underground in central London to plan a Nato military response to possible future Russian attacks.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Tehran has begun using containers and disused tanks in southern oil hubs such as Ahvaz and Asaluyeh.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Parts of the disused hotel date back almost 400 years and the property has been listed since 1981.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

After a long walk and several Y-shaped tunnel splits, the pigeon led us to a disused section of track where the ties had warped and rotted and pools of stagnant water spanned the floor.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs




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