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tattered

[tat-erd] / ˈtæt ərd /


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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 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

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

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

She wore it well, springing lightly along like a huge, tattered bear.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich




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