wreck

In 1946, Navy divers used explosives to break open the wreck in an attempt to recover remains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Air pollution, wildfire smoke, industrial disasters like the East Palestine, Ohio train wreck and extended pollen seasons are all reasons why people are increasingly concerned with making their indoor environments actually breathable.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

Another passenger, referred to as Jane, escaped from the wreck with injuries.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

“Round the decay/Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare/The lone and level sands stretch far away.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

“What? If she had a car wreck, she couldn’t come back,” I shout.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Readers will find engrossing case studies of well-known disasters such as the Titanic and the USS Indianapolis, as well as sections on bygone Viking wrecks and the mysterious “ghost ships” of seafaring lore.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

"It wrecks people's lives at no fault of their own."

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026

For investors, it’s worth checking whether there might be some value in the wrecks and being wary of those sailing close to the wind.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

Their film wrecks audiences with its exploration of romantic intimacy, grief and the inner lives of artists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025

He knew as well as anyone that train wrecks in Chicago were nearly a daily occurrence.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Japan is haunted by the memory of a massive 9.0-magnitude undersea quake in 2011, which triggered a tsunami that killed or left missing around 18,500 people and wrecked the Fukushima nuclear plant.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

While sector giants such as SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin can survive a big setback—Blue Origin currently is racing to rebuild a Florida launchpad wrecked by an explosion—smaller startups often can’t.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

Susan Aitken added that the planning and consultation process regarding the land is likely to last until about 2030, partly because the wrecked building has a complicated ownership structure.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

I’m wrecked, but I try my best to reflect composure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

“He’s been in debt since the boys wrecked all the equipment last year.”

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Done carefully, you can align your money with your beliefs without obviously wrecking your retirement.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

Rather, he yelled at them in a private meeting, complaining that by threatening to stop the war, they were wrecking his bargaining power in the ongoing peace talks.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

But when injuries decimated their roster before the playoffs, James turned back into a wrecking ball.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

Once upon a time in California, I went to the Orange County fairgrounds to watch Arnold Schwarzenegger give the signal for a wrecking ball to drop onto a vehicle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

“Just when we’d gone a whole two days without wrecking anything.”

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech