ruined
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In a post on Instagram earlier this week, Dipke said the future of India's youth was "getting ruined".
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
It was a landmark moment for Gregoire which was ruined, forever, by what happened next.
From BBC • May 27, 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
The feeling seems to be that the survivors simply don’t have a lot of space in their broken hearts for the lives that weren’t taken, just ruined.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
If his reputation were stained, the gallery would be ruined.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Vocabulary lists containing ruined
Beowulf vocabulary
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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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