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Still, their emotionally ruinous tug-of-war goes on for so many rounds that the movie limps toward the end credits exhausted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Prosecutors alleged potentially ruinous liability, and a set of product rules got negotiated into existence as the price of making the case go away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The difference is not ruinous, but it is the first indication that the show may be playing loosely with its promise of meals costing less than $5 per serving.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

Firstly, it is important to note that two countries previously wracked by ruinous civil wars – Iraq and Syria – are now largely peaceful and stable, at least compared to where they were.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

But deep in his heart there was something that restrained him; he could not strike this thing lying in the dust, forlorn, ruinous, utterly wretched.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien