derelict
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"We knew it was derelict, it would have been unoccupied for 14 years, but we jumped in the car and went to have a look at it, and that was that really."
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
People in the area reported the derelict building appeared "completely burned out" by 23:00 on Friday and Staffordshire Moorlands Police said about 40 people had to be evacuated.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
The improvised prison pens—everything from old army barracks and training camps, barns and fairgrounds, derelict cotton warehouses and tobacco factories—were emptied out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Lebanon is dotted with derelict buildings, and many inhabited structures are in an advanced state of disrepair.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
Number 4: the tall, derelict bird’s nest of a house owned by her great-uncle Etienne.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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