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defunct

[dih-fuhngkt] / dɪˈfʌŋkt /


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It is not uncommon for the units to train at defunct malls or abandoned businesses in Los Angeles County.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

In September 1972, Duncan and several other welfare mothers opened Operation Life in the defunct Cove hotel and casino on Las Vegas’s Westside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Now, customers of the defunct budget carrier are mourning the sub-$100 plane ticket that has virtually disappeared.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

They included several sites in the capital Pyongyang, as well as public grounds such as defunct airfields, riverbanks, farmland and open-storage yards for mine waste.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Pascal had a kilo of sugar cane and a defunct World War II handgun in his backpack.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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