ruined
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Fennessey’s job has attuned him to “people’s emotional fear of having their favorite thing ruined for them,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The shortages have roiled logistics, lifted costs and ruined the plans of many Mongolians accustomed to taking advantage of the short summer season with a road trip in the picturesque countryside.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Watching the stop-motion monsters climb over ruined walls to poke at Greece’s elite soldiers, it’s easy to forgive the movie for its less-than-stellar dubbing or borderline nonsensical love story.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
"There's no water in the river so half my crop is completely and utterly ruined."
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Khrushchev listened, then hung up, his Sunday already ruined.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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Words from "Miss Alaineus, A Vocabulary Disaster" by Debra Frasier
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