dilapidation

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By 1990s, when Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa bought it, the core property has been reduced to less than 50 acres, much of which had fallen into dilapidation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2024

The group also heard significant concerns about financial investment in the service and the negative impact on infrastructure - including the dilapidation of the police estate in some areas and the quality of technology.

From BBC • May 23, 2023

It’s certainly familiar to Parlá, who absorbs the visual signatures of dilapidation into his paintings, murals and sculpture.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2022

“Their compassion means that in certain places, the cycle of dilapidation continues. But coming down hard wouldn’t help either.”

From Slate • Jul. 11, 2022

He began to cultivate his corpulence and general physical dilapidation.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy