ramshackle
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Detectives began digging on Tuesday in the remote area of Lancaster on a property next to a ramshackle home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Regardless of the genre in the mix at any given moment, “Somewhere Good” is consistently playful and exploratory, a ramshackle record where everything seems to land in the right place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
The film is not about a tugboat operator, nor does it follow the life and times of the ramshackle group working at a service garage.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2026
A cardboard box found in a collector's "ramshackle" collection of vintage films contained two episodes of Doctor Who that have not been viewed since airing in the 1960s.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
Its ramshackle storefronts leaned at odd angles, like bones knocked a little out of their sockets.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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