rubble
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Winston Bowen quietly watched as New York firefighters looked for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building in Brooklyn, after a deadly tragedy that he blamed on "careless" developers leading rapid gentrification.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
It sparked a massive search-and-rescue operation, with more than 250 first responders at the scene in Brooklyn, trying to find survivors who may have been trapped under the rubble of the three-storey building.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Retired police officer Jo, 60, nodded along as Cyprian addressed a crowd that gathered around her opposite the rubble.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
Images from the scene showed firefighters sifting through a pile of rubble in front of what appeared to be a residential property with its walls torn down, exposing a bedroom and a clothing wardrobe.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
I was afraid of being discovered, so I stayed hidden, and I was scooped up along with the rubble.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (1950)
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