dilapidation
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Nonetheless, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, who took the job in 2010, has been credited with turning the city, once known for dilapidation and its grim and dusty back streets, into a showcase of modern convenience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Still, how is it that the official residence of Canadian prime ministers was allowed to fall into a state of dilapidation?
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2023
You wouldn’t choose to wear the scent of dilapidation or urban decline or gentrification or environmental racism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
Ms. Snow said that the city was “responsible for the terrible condition” of the building because it had done little to prevent further dilapidation since it acquired the property.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2021
The Club House sits in tired dilapidation, its roof no longer safe for telescopes.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
