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wreck

[rek] / rɛk /




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For nearly a century, the wreck remained lost beneath the sea.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

"There is no plan B" a former government adviser told me, so could a slowdown wreck future prospects here in Britain?

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Ultimately, he said, the wreck was a tragedy but not a crime.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Douglas Keeve’s sublime 1995 documentary, “Unzipped,” follows Mizrahi in the aftermath of a train wreck, piecing his reputation back together with his next collection, attempting to make something beautiful from the rubble.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

Surprisingly, despite the lack of clues as to where exactly the wreck lay, it was found rather quickly.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

UC-30 later became one of the wrecks examined through the major NorthSeaWrecks research project.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

It struck musicians and illustrators, YouTubers and Instagrammers, self-proclaimed anxious wrecks and the freest of spirits.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

“I love my sisters so much that the idea that something could happen to them — it wrecks me,” Haim says.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

Readers will find engrossing case studies of well-known disasters such as the Titanic and the USS Indianapolis, as well as sections on bygone Viking wrecks and the mysterious “ghost ships” of seafaring lore.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

Today, where the treasure of continents once passed, divers and snorkelers swim the trash-strewn shallows in search of artifacts, and wrecks of fishing boats nod and rot in the gentle surf.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

In dusty streets teeming with men in camouflage and scattered with wrecked military vehicles she scours for scenes of normality to post on the city social media pages.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

A Welsh artist calling himself Joseffson added a wooden frame to one of the wrecked meters, turning it into an art piece titled “Democracy Manifest, 2026.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Sniffer dogs in Japan helped rescuers Friday make a final sweep of a shopping mall wrecked by an explosion after a big earthquake, as the death toll from the tremor three days earlier hit 35.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

The art school previously insisted it was committed to a faithful reinstatement of the building, which was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh but wrecked by two fires in 2014 and 2018.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Then she stood, panting, staring at her wrecked hands until the sun set and the stars winked slyly in the purpling sky.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

Whether he takes a wrecking ball to it or lets it stagnate, the Kennedy Center threatens to become his latest victim.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

The 1982-83 winter season, which coincided with a very strong El Niño, was historically destructive for California’s coast, with storms wrecking the Santa Monica and Seal Beach piers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Rather, he yelled at them in a private meeting, complaining that by threatening to stop the war, they were wrecking his bargaining power in the ongoing peace talks.

From Slate Jun. 29, 2026

Meanwhile the Rams’ case as the preseason favorite to win the Super Bowl received a major boost by adding a future Hall of Famer capable of wrecking any offensive play.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

When news spread that Carrie Nation had arrived in a community, saloon owners locked up their establishments until they were certain the one-woman wrecking ball had left town.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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