disused
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Tehran has begun using containers and disused tanks in southern oil hubs such as Ahvaz and Asaluyeh.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
The 51-year-old used most of the money to convert the disused former St Kenneth's Church in Linthouse, Glasgow, into the Sanctuary Gym.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
John Lewis had permission to build above existing Waitrose shops in Bromley and Ealing and at a disused former industrial site in Reading.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
In the south of the city, the Olympic Village has been built on a disused rail yard opposite the Prada Foundation.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
An immense chimney, relic of a disused mill, reared up, shadowy and ominous.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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