tattered
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But in Tawila, an AFP journalist gathered rare testimonies from five former detainees, speaking to them inside fragile shelters of straw and tattered fabric.
From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026
“I work so hard,” said Barrueto, who on a recent afternoon was cooking beans in a pair of tattered jeans.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
He wrote a 12-book series around the character, a British soldier who returns to Cornwall from the American War of Independence and rebuilds his tattered estate, reopens his father's derelict mine and finds love.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
Vendors there were hawking shoes, used power tools and watches under tattered blue tarps.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
A tattered red book that used to belong to my dad.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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