derelict
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This market-driven renewal filled vacant lots and derelict sites, reduced blight, converted nonperforming parcels into taxpaying assets and created billions of dollars in new wealth for existing homeowners, with little evidence of widespread displacement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 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
“It’s been in continuous disrepair and derelict circumstances,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
It has been derelict since 2007, according to local councillor Bill Cawley.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
There were no cars at all, except for the occasional derelict vehicle propped on cinderblocks in someone’s front yard.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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