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
And yet the headlines allow critics to claim they are not just ramshackle and amateurish but can point to what looks like a pattern of activity, consciously pursued, to breach the law.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
So, before jumping into today’s news, don’t miss: a lively reader debate on Gen X’s affinity for bars and one couple’s journey renovating a ramshackle hut on the Irish coast into their dream home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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
They were connected to one another by ramshackle wooden bridges over which construction men, technicians, and scientists clambered nervously.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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