wreckage

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According to Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate, Russian drone components recovered in wreckage in Ukraine include microelectronics manufactured in East Asia by Western companies, such as Texas Instruments, Analog Devices, and AMD.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

There was no one at the site who would have justified the targeting, he insisted, inviting journalists to look into vehicles or in the wreckage to see for themselves.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Tommy Thompson, 73, discovered millions of dollars' worth of sunken treasure from the 1857 wreckage of the SS Central America, also known as the Ship of Gold, off the coast of South Carolina in 1988.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

The immediate scale of his wreckage was unprecedented, but so was the level of resistance from the American public — two sides, fighting like hell to be the louder one.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

The water was filled with branches and wooden boards and other wreckage from the storm.

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis