detritus
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The building, filled to its ceilings, grew increasingly dilapidated; Langley’s paranoia about suspected intruders led him to build mazes of detritus to throw them off.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Once it disgorged its haul, Al-Zaharnah, a burly, weary-looking 56-year-old, climbed over the detritus and bent low for a closer look.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
"Everyone heard them, everyone," he told AFP after his mother was pulled from the detritus alive but later died.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
“Day after day, I heave and haul the detritus of the most polluting civilization in human history.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
He plucked herbal detritus out of the thick hair on his arms.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Vocabulary lists containing detritus
Lord of the Flies
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
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Just Mercy
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