rubble
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"We're now clearing rubble and trying to plan recovery," Myronenko tells the BBC.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
In particular, the moon's irregular appearance resembles what scientists call a rubble pile asteroid, an object made from many pieces of rock held together relatively loosely by gravity.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
"So we are going to have to go through the rubble and see how many victims there were on board, as well as identify the helicopter; we couldn’t even see a tail," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
One issue is Gaza authorities’ woefully reduced resources to search and retrieve bodies from the rubble.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The dining pavilion had collapsed into a pile of white rubble, and the Big House was on fire, its windows glowing like demon eyes.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing rubble
"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (1950)
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