ruined city

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ruined
adjective
uk
/ˈruː.ɪnd/
us
/ˈruː.ɪnd/
destroyed ...
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city
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪt.i/
us
/ˈsɪt̬.i/
a ...
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(Definition ofruinedandcityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The policy was, however, maintained over many years fuelled by the fear that urbanization and high density living hadruinedcitydwellers; a problem which this policy actively addressed.
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Theruinedcityis inhabited now by scavenger packs and telepathic mutants, who are persecuted by the elite survivors.
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The book is named after theruinedcity, whose cursed inhabitants are the focus of the book's plot.
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Beneath the volcano is a hiddenruinedcity.
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He imagined aruinedcitywith characters who resemble humans but act like puppets.
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In thatruinedcitydeath and destruction are ever present.
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The crafts final destination is aruinedcityof an advanced civilization.
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The film offers a shockingly intimate look into life as a child in theruinedcity.
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They then resolve to stay out of any further conflict but devote themselves to saving the lives of survivors in the largelyruinedcity.
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Their small garden has become an oasis in theruinedcity, coveted by the packs of starving, lawless gangs outside.
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The characters encounter a town under siege by goblins, aruinedcity, and a lost valley.
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As he passes through theruinedcity, he encounters several humanoid foot soldiers, defeating them.
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He progresses through three types of worlds (land,ruinedcity, and mountains) and plays through four worlds total.
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The black market is rife in theruinedcity.
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Entrepreneurial drive alone was, however, insufficient to revitalise ruined cities.
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Jacob ultimately enters an ancientruinedcity, where he encounters the black lion and its pride.
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Ulysses headed down a tunnel to gain entry to theruinedcity, now occupied by gorilla soldiers.
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Natural features and locations are not fixed in place: valleys, hills, and even ruined cities wander across the land.
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Each army needs specialists, each town needs problems solved and there's treasure aplenty washing around the many ruined cities.
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This forced the governments to build new cities above the waterline, using the ruined cities as foundations.
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