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wreck

[rek] / rɛk /




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Walker makes a magnificent wreck, though she is brilliant in every mood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

And previously unseen artefacts from the wreck - including a bowl and a boot worn by an officer - will go on display at Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Instead, the so-called autopsy was a shambolic train wreck of missing paragraphs, factual errors, and apparent plagiarism.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

A scenario where the crucial Persian Gulf waterway remains mostly closed through the end of August would further deplete global Brent crude supplies and increase the odds of a “2008 train wreck scenario.”

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

On that October Monday in 1937, as search crews struggled to reach the plane wreck, Elizebeth could hardly take in what had happened.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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