ruin
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“It’s a shame, if it’s going to ruin an entire neighborhood,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
A newly single writer and her daughter arrive in Sicily, carrying a fragment of a Roman ruin that they hope to return to its original site.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
"I definitely think it's not healthy. It may not be fair for those who have to play late because it does ruin your schedule."
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The church came under renewed scrutiny in Japan after the 2022 assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, with the suspected gunman blaming the organisation for his family's financial ruin.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
"So maybe Nadine stole the slippers to ruin the 'Cinderella' ballet for Andrea and everybody else," Nancy mused.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
The ruins at Ground Zero were certainly a public health crisis.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
From agricultural terraces to temple ruins under Mexico City to art collections and more, tourists can get a glimpse of Aztec life from 500 years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
In Nuwakot, AFP photographers on Tuesday saw people scouring through mud into the rubble of their homes for usable items, some clearing away dirt and stringing up plastic sheeting for shelter in the ruins.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Before firefighters had finished extinguishing the blaze, I found Liliya Velyka, a 28-year-old book blogger, raking through the smouldering ruins, seeing if anything could be saved.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The colors were so vivid in the bleakness of the ruins that the jacket seemed to glow.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
It was a decision that ultimately ruined his life at the age of 32, his family says.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The shortages have roiled logistics, lifted costs and ruined the plans of many Mongolians accustomed to taking advantage of the short summer season with a road trip in the picturesque countryside.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Influencers have ruined the US Open for actual tennis fans.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
“I do because it ruined everything, it ruined my life,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
In an instant he took in a ruined face as rough as tree bark; waist-length hair matted with filth; a rancid cape of slimy yellow reeds.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
"I heard my fans were worried negativity was ruining things for me but... that could not be more than the opposite," she said on stage in Chicago.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Pastry-hunting tourists are ruining this Italian mountain refuge.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
“If they want to apologize for threatening us and ruining perfectly good systems, that’s a good start.”
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
Critics will say this is yet another example of how they are ruining the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
I feel awful about ruining everything—her clothes and mine, especially the Ti-grrlz birthday top.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
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