littered
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The area is littered with massive piles of shells called middens, left by indigenous groups who ate the river’s wild oysters for more than a thousand years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The robot pizza-making business has, it's true, been littered with sorry tales of overcooked promises and melting fortunes.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The late 1990s was littered with the careers of people who had called the stock-market bubble, but too early.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
In a landscape littered with teenage dysfunction, “Don’t Say Good Luck” is a moving argument for aspirational television.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Pieces of nut falling from his beak littered his breast feathers.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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