ruined
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I wrote: “He was only 12, too young to think his life was ruined but old enough to understand he had gone through a life-changing experience.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
It’s as though Kyle Tucker accidentally became important at work and it ruined his life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
A beaming Vickye Giraldo holds her rescued kitten tight against her chest outside her ruined home in quake-hit Cali, Colombia.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Nature reserves have gone up in flames, blazes have ruined farmers' fields and crops, and deliberate fires started in parks and beauty spots have grown out of control.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
And soon the sky seemed to wrap itself around them, a glittering blanket to protect them from the awful sights and sounds and smells of their ruined neighborhood.
From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis
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Beowulf vocabulary
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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Words from "Miss Alaineus, A Vocabulary Disaster" by Debra Frasier
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