derelict
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It thereafter remained obscured by fencing, seemingly derelict, until the chalet was handed a lifeline.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Recent reviews have described the mall as derelict, depressing and “a hole of a centre.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
These derelict streets, wind-swept by the bracing North Sea air, were once the envy of the community, teeming with life.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
Lebanon is dotted with derelict buildings, and many inhabited structures are in an advanced state of disrepair.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
Number 4: the tall, derelict bird’s nest of a house owned by her great-uncle Etienne.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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