dilapidated
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Hundreds of thousands of students have protested in recent weeks over staff shortages and dilapidated facilities in the country's lycées - secondary schools attended by 15 to 18-year-olds.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Piling dumpsters, bins and barriers in front of their schools, or carrying often humorous signs at protests, pupils have complained about absent teachers, overloaded timetables, overcrowded classes and dilapidated classrooms, among other grievances.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
The dilapidated building burned in another fire in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Many residents here say they can’t wait for American investors to arrive and start plowing money into rebuilding the country’s dilapidated oil infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The companions led their horses to the side of the hill where a low, dilapidated building tottered shakily on the turf.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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