wreckage
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Emergency services combed through the wreckage at night to find further victims on the key line linking Madrid with the southern city of Seville, hoisting pieces of mangled metal with cranes, AFP reporters saw.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Irvine police on Saturday said the wreckage of the car was being stored in a secured tow facility in Costa Mesa that is often contracted by police to store damaged vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Some believe it to be the wreckage of her plane, but others have expressed scepticism that it is an aircraft at all, with one theory suggesting it is a collapsed tree.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
As we look at the wreckage together, she begins to disparage it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
She turned toward the wreckage of the chandelier, but a demon rushed at her.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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