run-down
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When she first meets Kimiko, Hana is a shy, friendless teenager living in a run-down apartment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
They are allowed to buy run-down homes that have structural problems, once they spend at least 15% of the purchase price on renovations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
Wolf, a construction worker who lived with his mother and aunt in a run-down apartment complex off Foothill Boulevard, vented in Instagram comments about the city’s handling of the homelessness crisis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
AFP gives a run-down of where these data centres are being built, and why:
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
He could see a few run-down buildings and some tents.
From "Holes" by Louis Sachar
HEAF: I run down the street and ask consumers exiting our stores why they left without buying something.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
But when he opened the door, he looked disheveled, like he had stood up from his desk and run down the hall.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
Doku had seen his run down the left flank abruptly ended by Keane.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
His replacement Ordaz put the game to rest, slotting in from a mazy run down the left and low cross by Bouanga.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
I run down the road a little, circle back, but no birds fly above me anymore.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
