rubble
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New roads and bridges, thousands of new homes, and a hospital have risen from the rubble since a storm swept the coastal city in 2023, leaving thousands missing and over 40,000 homeless.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
England had been rolled over for 140 by the excellent New Zealanders and all of Key, McCullum and Stokes must have been wondering if the Ashes rebuild was going to be reduced to rubble.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Renton’s surroundings mirror his soul: bombed into rubble.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 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
Flames spread through the floating rubble and across the oily surface of the water.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing rubble
"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (1950)
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