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But we can wholeheartedly recommend this dispatch from Slate’s Alexander Sammon, who visited his local Taco Bell to eat chalupas with the brave Americans who aren’t letting the risk of a parasite ruin their appetite.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026

Everyone will say the Dodgers are ruining baseball, but you know what would really ruin baseball?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

The senator’s ability to compartmentalize, once his political superpower, became his ruin, morphing into outright denial.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

Sommeliers may tell you that you're going to ruin your drink but "actually you're just going to get the wine to the right temperature," says Bartolotta.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

“But if its cover’s still as a weather station,” said Sara, “how do a bunch of kids living here not ruin it?”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

Juan Galicia stood in front of the ruins of his Larchmont home, the burned-out frame of a 1910 Craftsman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

In “Empire of Ashes,” he plumbs survivors’ heartbreaking accounts, bringing readers to the rubble of atomic ruins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

“Every day, the Civil Defense receives dozens of calls from families asking whether we can search beneath the ruins of their homes for loved ones,” Al-Basal said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Hundreds of football fans across parts of Gaza watched Tuesday's Argentina v Egypt World Cup game amongst the ruins of shattered buildings.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Then he realized Nico di Angelo had looked the same way after facing Cupid in the ruins of Salona.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

"The season is completely ruined, it's practically non-existent," he told AFP from Simeiz, a beachside community of around 2,500 people.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

In Josephson’s phrase he “roved through the West eyeing the ruined hulks of transcontinental railroads,” scooping up the “rich debris.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

On ICYMI, host Kate Lindsay and Slate tech editor Tony Ho Tran break down the digital do’s and don’ts for couples, and argue that the thing that ruined dating might actually be making relationships better.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

The goal ruined a superhuman effort by Argentine keeper Emiliano Martínez, who made 11 saves while playing with a fractured right ring finger that will require surgery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

The ruined village of Vaux changed hands thirteen times in March, but for the moment, Fort Vaux itself remained in French hands.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Around 220,000 people have been evacuated in the region, with 45 campsites forced to shut, ruining the holiday plans of around 40,000 people.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Competitive players say the company is ruining the sport with its focus on frivolous entertainment while allowing lanes and equipment to fall apart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

England are taking precautions before their arrival in Mexico to ensure boisterous locals intent on ruining the players' rest and sleep do not disrupt their preparations.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

“The World Cup is ruining my life,” a neighbor recently said with a laugh.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Otherwise, it would be a merciless and, indeed, a heinous action, as it would entail ruining a reputation and misleading a community.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali