broken-down
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Representatives from Big Oil, along with many smaller companies, mixed with their peers and government officials and grumbled about the country’s broken-down electrical grid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
While returning from the scene, the rescue team said it came across another broken-down lorry carrying more than 60 people, who had been stranded for three days after a battery failure.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Pratt, 42, launched himself into politics in the wake of the January 2025 Palisades fire, voicing his fury over an empty reservoir, broken-down fire trucks and the destruction of his own home.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
Did you realize that the staff leader in games started last year, behind Yoshinobu Yamamoto, was that broken-down fighter Clayton Kershaw?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026
She only came back when she felt like it, anyway, in dreams and lies and broken-down deja vu.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
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