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wreck

[rek] / rɛk /




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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

Crystal Palace, on the other hand, is "a complete wreck now - it's falling apart," he says.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

These range from vehicles circling a quiet neighborhood at night to a wreck involving other vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 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

More than Miss K’s hair was needed to repair that wreck.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary

“I love my sisters so much that the idea that something could happen to them — it wrecks me,” Haim says.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

Protected wrecks have legal protection, meaning that any disturbance or interference is only permitted under an official licence.

From BBC Feb. 9, 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

Train wrecks are going to be companies that are overfunded, spend at a very rapid rate and have little product differentiation in a market which can lose leadership in 12 months.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 6, 2025

Comparing the clippers to those old-world wrecks was like squinting into daylight after coming out of a rust hold.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

Sniffer dogs in Japan helped rescuers Friday make a final sweep of a shopping mall wrecked by an explosion after a big earthquake, as the death toll from the tremor three days earlier hit 35.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

England's rugby players have switched hotels in Buenos Aires to avoid their return home being wrecked by World Cup celebrations should Argentina's football team beat Spain in Sunday's final.

From BBC Jul. 16, 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

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

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

His ship came safely through the storm which wrecked or drove to distant countries so many others.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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

Instead, the country faces a rapidly weakening rupee, dwindling net foreign investment, and worries that artificial intelligence will take a wrecking ball to the information technology industry.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 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

These days the Sistermen left open piracy to Salladhor Saan and his ilk and confined themselves to wrecking.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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