wreckage
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"It's not about me," is a phrase Carrick has repeated often as he has assessed the wreckage of another bad result.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Cranes shifted the carriages as police and soldiers picked through the wreckage strewn down the gravel slope where at least three train carriages were tossed by the impact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Amid the wreckage this week it is important to note that one area that did outperform was the cloud, aka AI’s main delivery vehicle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Emergency services combed through the wreckage at night to find further victims on the key line linking Madrid with the southern city of Seville, hoisting pieces of mangled metal with cranes, AFP reporters saw.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
John Henry had his overalls rolled up around his knees as he stood in the water, hammering away at a bridge fashioned from the wreckage of fancy yachts.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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