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wreck

[rek] / rɛk /




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This bull market, or melt-up, has been earnings-led, whereas the previous one was valuation-led, which makes it more sustainable and less troubling than what led to the tech wreck.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

Other layers, however, may have been added along the north-eastern Adriatic coast, close to where the wreck was ultimately found.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

Part of Ferrell’s man-child trilogy with Adam McKay, the film follows a blowhard racecar driver as he works his way back to the winner’s circle following a dramatic and embarrassing wreck.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Italy's Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli hailed the wreck as "one of the most important underwater archaeological discoveries of recent years".

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

If the mountain blew up, it was going to do a lot more than just wreck instruments.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

It struck musicians and illustrators, YouTubers and Instagrammers, self-proclaimed anxious wrecks and the freest of spirits.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

Protected wrecks have legal protection, meaning that any disturbance or interference is only permitted under an official licence.

From BBC Feb. 9, 2026

For investors, it’s worth checking whether there might be some value in the wrecks and being wary of those sailing close to the wind.

From Barron's Jan. 30, 2026

Train wrecks are going to be companies that are overfunded, spend at a very rapid rate and have little product differentiation in a market which can lose leadership in 12 months.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 6, 2025

I never asked for the wrecks that granted those wishes, though.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

Sniffer dogs in Japan helped rescuers Friday make a final sweep of a shopping mall wrecked by an explosion after a big earthquake, as the death toll from the tremor three days earlier hit 35.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

With a voice at times bitter, befuddled and bemused at his own wrecked life, Busby emerges as a self-aware, sympathetic survivor who knew his best work came at the beginning.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Japan is haunted by the memory of a massive 9.0-magnitude undersea quake in 2011, which triggered a tsunami that killed or left missing around 18,500 people and wrecked the Fukushima nuclear plant.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

If its reigning dynasty is wrecked by loose bodies or a needle stuck in a left knee.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

I want to tell her that Dad is completely wrecked and Camille lost her internship and Andre is working at a grocery store and we’re all living in a basement.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Officials decry the trespassing as a risky gambit that is wrecking an iconic property they want revived.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Rather, he yelled at them in a private meeting, complaining that by threatening to stop the war, they were wrecking his bargaining power in the ongoing peace talks.

From Slate Jun. 29, 2026

Meanwhile the Rams’ case as the preseason favorite to win the Super Bowl received a major boost by adding a future Hall of Famer capable of wrecking any offensive play.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

He recalls wrecking his back while taking about 19 plane flights over the course of three weeks.

From MarketWatch May 25, 2026

“I had a dream that was us and somebody drove up with one of those giant crane magnets from the car wrecking yards.”

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman




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