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  • present tense form of ruin (3rd person singular).
  • plural of ruin.

ruins



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Critics say the trend encourages self-centeredness and self-delusion and ruins families.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Now Dayyeh says his heart is broken every time he sees the ruins.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

The ruins at Ground Zero were certainly a public health crisis.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

In the weeks afterward, people returned to offices overlooking the smoky ruins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

From the ruins, the Bolshevik Party would become the Communist Party, and Lenin would emerge as the head of a new nation with a new form of government.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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