mangled
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Its mangled wreckage was recovered in 2001 with the craft handed to Coniston's Ruskin Museum two years ago following the settlement of an ownership row with Bill Smith, the engineer who led its rebuild.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Such gaps are not abstract — they represent real human lives that are lost or mangled.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026
One car’s wheels have been removed; another sports a mangled fender.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026
Photos released by the police showed the mangled wreckage of a black sports utility vehicle.
From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026
The right piece was completely gone and the left one was mangled.
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
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