wreckage
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Former volunteer manager Simon Taverner told us "it didn't feel right" that Joell-Deshields "emerged from the wreckage of mass resignations to be the last person standing".
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
The strikes caused lasting damage to some facilities but nothing nearly as comprehensive as the wreckage in Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Photos released by state media showed the wreckage of a winged craft scattered across the ground alongside grey and blue components that allegedly included cameras.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Iran’s pugnacious parliament speaker, continued his now-daily trolling of the Trump administration, posting a picture depicting the smoking wreckage of what appeared to be two planes and two helicopters.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
SHOOM!—fell right down on the trail, covering it in flaming wreckage.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Vocabulary lists containing wreckage
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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Compound Fracture
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