rubble
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His colleagues are doing their bit to revive the factory, clearing away rubble and fixing whatever can be fixed.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
In particular, the moon's irregular appearance resembles what scientists call a rubble pile asteroid, an object made from many pieces of rock held together relatively loosely by gravity.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
One issue is Gaza authorities’ woefully reduced resources to search and retrieve bodies from the rubble.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Almost 24 hours after the towers fell, fires continued to blaze through the rubble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Yes please, Mr. Foremole. Do you think that you and your team could possibly move this pile of rock and rubble? There’s something we need to get at underneath it all.”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Vocabulary lists containing rubble
"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (1950)
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