ruined
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With their honeymoon plans to Italy ruined by the events of 9/11, they pivoted to a road trip to the Grand Canyon.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
Even though the Fifth Amendment ultimately kicked in and did its job, the government ruined lives in the process.
From Slate • May 22, 2026
Intimacy is so important, and I don’t want it to be ruined for victims.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
"I reached a ruined house with a basement and decided to stay there. Luckily, there was lots of tinned food."
From BBC • May 18, 2026
If the social worker had been trying to make him feel good, he ruined it by inserting words like judge and hearing into the conversation.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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Words from "Miss Alaineus, A Vocabulary Disaster" by Debra Frasier
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