rubble
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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
A Los Angeles Fire Department crew sifted through rubble on the property and found a wedding ring, along with other precious belongings, authorities said in a news release.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
A statue of a soldier stands on a column rising from the rubble, hoisting a Russian flag.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Looking at the rubble piles where buildings used to be, in the windows of the shops or watching the factory workers—the factories were all German now—go to and from their shifts.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Vocabulary lists containing rubble
"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (1950)
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"The End and the Beginning," Vocabulary from the poem
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