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wreck

[rek] / rɛk /




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“While there were crises before that — the tech wreck, the Asian crisis, the early 1990s recession — they now seem more frequent and less related to traditional economic cycles,” says Oliver.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Authorities in Malta and Italy have been monitoring the passage of the wreck, amid pollution fears.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

Because Noem was a train wreck we couldn’t help but watch, at a moment when the government would prefer we stop looking.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Hall, from Washington, near Sunderland, who prosecutors said set out to wreck lives, was remanded in custody and will be sentenced at a later date.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

By the time the 2014 expedition ended, divers had searched deeper within the Antikythera wreck than ever before.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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