rubble
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Wembanyama set a career high for points this season, with 25 per game, and reduced opponents’ scoring to rubble, leading the NBA in blocks per game for the third consecutive year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Troubles are already piling up around De Zerbi's feet like rubble and he has barely got his feet under the desk.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
At Royal Hill we saw documents in Chinese, recovered from the rubble, detailing the punishments for failing to meet targets.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
At a pagoda in the suburb of Amarapura, a statue of a reclining Buddha emerges from a carefully arranged pile of brick rubble, its face respectfully cleaned.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
In the summer of 1945, as Europeans picked through the rubble of their ruined cities and burned-out farms, Soviet and American soldiers eyed each other warily.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
Vocabulary lists containing rubble
"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (1950)
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