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[roo-in] / ˈru ɪn /




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Bamonte was also the bass player in supergroup Love Amongst Ruin, which has released two studio albums.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

On the organization’s board of directors is Michael Shellenberger, author of “San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

Geoffrey Kabaservice is vice president of political studies at the Niskanen Center and author of “Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, From Eisenhower to the Tea Party.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2022

Meet a different pair of breeders, eh, in the new Canadian-made sitcom “Children Ruin Everything.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2022

A tender brought tea and they sat together, talking of the robe and its stories, of the history it told, of the time before the Ruin.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry




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