derelict
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Instead of nearly 100 new one- and two-bedroom units, the site today includes eight derelict apartments, a few small businesses and a vacant palm-reading shop.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
With oil backing up at home, Iran is reviving derelict sites known as “junk storage,” using improvised containers and trying to ship crude by rail to China.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
"We knew it was derelict, it would have been unoccupied for 14 years, but we jumped in the car and went to have a look at it, and that was that really."
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
“It’s been in continuous disrepair and derelict circumstances,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Kamen staggered down the stairway in a daze and made a beeline for Ruben’s lab, located in a derelict old annex to the chemistry building known as the Rat House.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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