as in ruins
the state of being unattended to or not cared for
the old house was in such disrepair that the roof had caved in
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Unable to leave, residents rely on each other In another neighborhood, a view of the brilliant deep blue of the Mediterranean, a block away, framed the ruins of what had been a famous creamery – Karrit Ice Cream.
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And then the next issue became the funeral, instead of just Scott and Jean hanging out in the ruins.
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News of the abandonments has prompted outrage on social media, with many calling for the person to be prosecuted when caught.
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After a rash of abandonments led to infant deaths in the late 1990s, Texas became the first in the nation to pass a state law legalizing abandonment.
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Similar deteriorations took place in Tuscany and in Naples.
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“Disrepairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrepairs. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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