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rubble

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


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Videos and images showed buildings collapsing, including a clip of a Jollibee fast food restaurant reduced to rubble.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Renton’s surroundings mirror his soul: bombed into rubble.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Another Phase 3 is trying the treatment before cognitive symptoms appear—to see if it can prevent amyloid’s harm rather than just clearing amyloid rubble from a damaged brain.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

At press briefings he grows increasingly somnolent when asked to address any topic that isn’t the supersized neoclassical ballroom currently under construction atop the rubble of the White House East Wing.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

Anya had to turn away from them to help Wielaf up the rubble.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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