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rubble

[ruhb-uhl, roo-buhl] / ˈrʌb əl, ˈru bəl /
NOUN
remains
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK


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"Asteroids up to tens of meters in size are also solid rocks because they tend to spin faster than do the larger rubble pile asteroids," said Jenniskens.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

His latest slew of AI videos included one showing an elderly Palestinian man sitting in the rubble of Gaza before a genie in the form of Ben Gvir grants his wish to move to Paris.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

A 10-minute drive from Jaffar’s office in downtown Rahat, Jihan Abu Wadi, a 45-year-old mother of eight, pointed to a pile of rubble where her house stood just a few days before.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

What begins as an honest account of modern life’s bleak state is distorted alongside Berlant’s malleable expressions, slowly blossoming into something life-affirming, like a diamond among the rubble.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

This strange place was a nightmare, a wasteland of rubble covered with brown slime.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis


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