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

Coal tip landslides are highlighted too, though the report credits recent efforts in Wales to establish a register of disused tips and a new authority to manage their safety in future.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

One caused a fire at a disused oil storage site in eastern Latvia.

From Barron's • May 14, 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

I’ve done some of what I call my own work as well, although hesitantly: my hands are out of practice, my eyes disused.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood