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tattered

[tat-erd] / ˈtæt ərd /


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America’s financial playbook may be tattered, but Generation Z is taking matters into its own hands.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

There, admirers planted the large, tattered American flag that had come under attack at Sumter—Anderson had brought it with him to Manhattan—on the massive likeness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

To create one of his characters, “the last lost boy,” Cardoza took self-portraits wearing a three-faced mask and a tattered brown jacket.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

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

Madi wrinkles her nose at Emma’s tattered jersey and broken flip flops.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller


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