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ragged

[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

Yet they were unable to go on and seal an opening win in Group C, with the match ending 1-1 after what former England captain Alan Shearer told BBC Sport was a "ragged" Brazil performance.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

Few have gotten more out of three ragged chords than Diamond did in his first Top 10 single.

From Los Angeles Times May 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

His great shock of bright yellow hair burst out in all directions, like a ragged sun.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander




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