rubble
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Pictures of the mess, which included 10 tonnes of rubble, speak for themselves.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Khalil’s body was reported to have been found under the rubble of a house where she and freelance photographer Zeinab Faraj were sheltering, according to their colleagues.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
On April 19, as search-and-rescue teams dug through the rubble for survivors, Emerson became a sought-after TV pundit.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
Firefighters were trying to extinguish the blazes in the still-smoldering rubble, while rescue workers laboured to pull victims from the debris and bulldozers tried to clear a path.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Håkon half dragged Ivan to his feet, and the two hobble-ran toward the rubble pile.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Vocabulary lists containing rubble
"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (1950)
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