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[rag-id] / ˈræg ɪd /


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Now, those taxpayer millions are peeling off and floating away in ragged, aquamarine chunks.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2026

Scott McTominay was at the heart of an intelligent first-half performance before the 4-0 lead and the cavalry coming off the bench made it a bit ragged.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

This wasn’t “an argument between genteel parties in Congress,” William Hogeland writes in his history, The Whiskey Rebellion, “but…a guerrilla war on the country’s ragged margin, our first war for the American soul.”

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

The government blamed the disorder on a ragged retreat by the Syrian Democratic Forces that left the camp unguarded for hours and made it difficult to re-establish security.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Zheng was shuffling inland in his ragged clothes, tired and weak, barely able to stand.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook




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