tattered
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I’ve been momentarily halted by that title each time I’ve picked up my tattered $5 thrift-store copy over the last few weeks.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
America’s financial playbook may be tattered, but Generation Z is taking matters into its own hands.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Soon after the start of the Civil War, Church turned the atmospheric effects of a rising sun, striated clouds, and stars peeking through a patch of sky into a tattered Union flag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
A way to improve everyday life and repair a tattered urban fabric.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
In the center, about twenty yards away, knelt the gruesome figure of a woman, her clothes tattered, her limbs emaciated, her skin leathery green.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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