tattered
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Soon after the start of the Civil War, Church turned the atmospheric effects of a rising sun, striated clouds, and stars peeking through a patch of sky into a tattered Union flag.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026
How to deal with the tattered economy had also been one of Sonko's major sources of contention with Faye.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
The carriage has turned back into a pumpkin, the ballgown is once again just tattered clothing and all the horses have gone back to being mice.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
He wrote a 12-book series around the character, a British soldier who returns to Cornwall from the American War of Independence and rebuilds his tattered estate, reopens his father's derelict mine and finds love.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
He wanted to be in the mobile home on his hard mattress and feel the gentle weight of the tattered blanket press against his body.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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