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The trailer closes out with Galadriel’s haunting words, “We are, all of us, on the path to ruin now,” and Sauron forging the One Ring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

“I’m so sorry — I don’t want to ruin your two minutes with your beautiful family,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

“You don’t have to settle for the Sunday scaries. We let Mondays ruin our Sundays. Stop. Be present in your life instead of accepting that default.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Facing financial ruin, despite fans' best efforts, they have been ejected from Portugal's professional leagues.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

And I agreed with her that apathy was going to ruin this society.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

The minuscule yet distinctly humanoid figure of a fairy flaps its wings as it flies into the ancient ruins of a bygone kingdom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Most of Gaza is in ruins, with nearly all the 2.1 million population still displaced amid dire humanitarian conditions.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Seek out the ruins of Halicarnassus, an ancient Greek city, including Myndos Gate and the remains of Mausolus—the source of the word “mausoleum.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Nearly all of Gaza's 2.1 million population has been displaced and much of the territory is in ruins.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Toward evening, the coachman called out, "Nottaway!" and he reined his team outside a tumbledown inn, built against what resembled the ruins of a giant's cottage.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

The brass band pauses, leaving a plaintive solo violin hanging in the air—in Bruch’s description, “an old bard who contemplates a ruined castle and laments the glorious times of old.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

He cited the case of Ali Kololo, saying his life was "ruined by a wrongful conviction secured, in large part, by the Metropolitan Police".

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

“He thinks he’ll get a dishonorable discharge, and just because he was burnt out, his 13-year-old career is ruined, just like that,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The teens at French high schools, known as lycées, say that their studies are being ruined by high teacher absences, overlong school days and dilapidated facilities, as well as other grievances.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

“No. Unrelated. I bled on my gym shirt. Gene ruined the new shirt.”

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

Could using AI in your job application be ruining your chances of getting hired?

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Bad things happen when good people stand by and say nothing, even if they are trying to avoid rocking the boat, fear upsetting people or risk ruining a relationship.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

And, instead of ruining the game, artificial intelligence is now uncovering new ways of playing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

"Nothing is happening, updates are reaching us late. It's ruining our itinerary," 22-year-old traveller William Obino told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

He told me I was ruining Ocean’s life.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi