ragged
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There are parts of the island you’re not allowed to photograph, “secure zones” consisting of dilapidated military buildings topped with ragged, sun-bleached Albanian flags.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
As England hit the accelerator, India became ragged - Shivam Dube had an awful time in the field.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
The group’s primal musical stew came from thoroughly American ingredients: ragged blues, chugging rock, narcotic country and hoarse soul.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Now, those taxpayer millions are peeling off and floating away in ragged, aquamarine chunks.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2026
When you look at the moon through a telescope you cannot see mountains, but the ragged terminator indicates that mountains are there.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Chains
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