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wreckage

[rek-ij] / ˈrɛk ɪdʒ /
NOUN
remains
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NOUN
ruins
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As we look at the wreckage together, she begins to disparage it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

When the Night Watch teams are able to retrieve a downed target, they often scour the wreckage to figure out new ways to jam them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The San Francisco Police Department’s Marine Unit found the submerged wreckage using boat-mounted sonar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Aerial footage showed a large fire that appeared to involve shipping containers and cars, and the wreckage of a helicopter, whose mangled tail and rotors could be seen in the flames.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Pierced by an immense arrow and dressed in Cluny’s best battle armor, he lay amid the wreckage of the leader’s tent.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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