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[rag-id] / ˈræg ɪd /


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At 43, Laferte’s vocal cords have reached a decadent peak — angry and ragged, deliciously wounded.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

The group’s primal musical stew came from thoroughly American ingredients: ragged blues, chugging rock, narcotic country and hoarse soul.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Now, those taxpayer millions are peeling off and floating away in ragged, aquamarine chunks.

From Slate Jun. 19, 2026

This wasn’t “an argument between genteel parties in Congress,” William Hogeland writes in his history, The Whiskey Rebellion, “but…a guerrilla war on the country’s ragged margin, our first war for the American soul.”

From Barron's Apr. 14, 2026

He frowned and blew his red nose on a ragged bandanna.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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