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derelict

[der-uh-likt] / ˈdɛr ə lɪkt /




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Helena Smith, The Guardian's correspondent in Athens, told BBC Radio Scotland that the body was found in a derelict building in downtown Athens, "in an area that is booming, full of Airbnbs".

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Barofsky said Fain declared under false pretenses that Boyer had been derelict in his duties.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

"To date, CMDR's Bounty Project, which pays a financial reward to licensed commercial fishers for marine debris removal, has removed 84 tons of large, derelict fishing gear from the Pacific Ocean."

From Science Daily Jun. 28, 2026

As waves crashed against the derelict structure Monday morning, U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

Tucked between a derelict bodega and a restaurant supply store, the door would, to most, appear only as vacant space.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

A host of bidders will compete for the drowned derelicts — some of whom may have less than honest intentions for the reselling of the rides.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 20, 2023

She noted that many of the roles offered to actors with natural hairstyles were often derelicts or villains.

From New York Times Apr. 28, 2022

It prioritizes derelicts that interfere with navigation, which this boat does not do.

From Washington Post Nov. 24, 2017

In the movies, homeless people—or street people, or derelicts, or bums—sometimes get to play the lead in egalitarian-redemptive comedies like My Man Godfrey, Trading Places, Down and Out in Beverly Hills.

From Slate Aug. 9, 2017

Well-dressed tourists mingled with the derelicts of the quarter.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin




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