tattered
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The disintegration of Willy’s mind reflects its cause, the disintegration of the family for which he has strived and sold himself—and his tattered, tarnished soul—for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
But in Tawila, an AFP journalist gathered rare testimonies from five former detainees, speaking to them inside fragile shelters of straw and tattered fabric.
From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026
But we sense from her tattered sweater and blank stare a disconnection.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
In “Vaccine Flag,” a vertical banner arcs gracefully across a soft gradient of L.A. haze, but the banner’s fabric is so tattered and decayed that its advertisement for vaccines is barely legible.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
A man in tattered clothes stands hunched over in the doorway.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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