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a raggedy group of soldiers
raggedy urchins playing in the village streets
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And to think there was a time not long ago when the New York Knicks’ defense was in the same raggedy conversation as the 19-win New Orleans Pelicans.
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James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
But when this happens, that raggedy towel doesn't need to be thrown out quite yet.
—Rabekah Henderson, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
Women were very fashionable in Cairo and never dared go out in raggedy clothes.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Watch when your raggedy TV works, anyway.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 6 Jan. 2026
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James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
But when this happens, that raggedy towel doesn't need to be thrown out quite yet.
—Rabekah Henderson, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
Women were very fashionable in Cairo and never dared go out in raggedy clothes.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Watch when your raggedy TV works, anyway.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Raggedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raggedy. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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