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wreckage

[rek-ij] / ˈrɛk ɪdʒ /
NOUN
remains
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NOUN
ruins
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This doesn’t work for Alice, however, who goes from disbelief to sabotage to an act of betrayal whose wreckage spills out over the series and blows back on her.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

It shared images of the burnt out wreckage of a car on a road outside the village.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The wind was biting, so we stopped by the wreckage of an old farm building to seek shelter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

A big achievement, especially by Michael Carrick, who seamlessly cleared up the wreckage of Ruben Amorim's ill-fated time in charge and took Manchester United back into the Champions League.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Floating past them went two pieces of wreckage from a lost ship.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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