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ramshackle

[ram-shak-uhl] / ˈræmˌʃæk əl /


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Among the region’s architectural highlights are the ramshackle row houses of the ancient Penedo village and the precarious seaside village of Azenhas do Mar with its white cottages clinging to coastal cliffs.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

The film is not about a tugboat operator, nor does it follow the life and times of the ramshackle group working at a service garage.

From Salon Mar. 22, 2026

As immortalised in the song, Pierson's ramshackle hideout hosted some wild parties, before it perished in flames in 2004.

From BBC Mar. 17, 2026

I also inherited my beloved — at least by me — ramshackle family home that has not been lived in for more than 20 years.

From MarketWatch Mar. 12, 2026

My brother and I stand at the end of a ramshackle dock beside a long blue craggy lake.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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