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tattered

[tat-erd] / ˈtæt ərd /


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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

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

Vendors there were hawking shoes, used power tools and watches under tattered blue tarps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Nabila Shenar, one of Saadani's customers, explained how tattered banknotes make life difficult.

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

In his tattered work shirt and grease-splattered jeans, he looked like he’d just lost a wrestling match with a locomotive.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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