rickety
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But the 80-kilometre journey on the eastern DRC's infamously rickety and bumpy roads damaged the coffin, exposing the Ebola-ridden corpse to the world.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
In November 1832, eight survivors of the sunken American whaleship Mentor set out into the Pacific Ocean in a pair of rickety boats.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
And it’s a much more rickety machine than it first appeared.
From Salon • Nov. 28, 2025
The Brewers’ bullpen was suddenly as rickety as the Dodgers’, and that was with Sasaki just spectating.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025
Finally, I sit up and throw my covers off, then head for the rickety stairs that lead to the kitchen.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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