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The phrase "a dilapidated record" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a record that is in a state of disrepair or ruin, often referring to physical records or documents that are damaged or deteriorated.
Example: "The museum displayed a dilapidated record of the town's history, showcasing the wear and tear it had endured over the years."
Alternatives: "a damaged record" or "a worn-out record".
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Mr. Young noted this as he held a dilapidated record from the 1940s on Wednesday, inside the radio station's studios on Columbia's campus in Morningside Heights.
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The first exhibition took place in a dilapidated recording studio on a side street in Primrose Hill and was declared a hands-down success.
Mr. Young held a dilapidated old record with a handwritten label: "Heckler's Hop," from an Eldridge performance in the 1940s.
As the Lakers sit with a dilapidated 3-10 record, their finances already look pretty crunched next season.
On the downtown streets, the colorful banners promoting Vancouver do little to brighten the dilapidated record store and the dark tavern with a window for walk-up service.
In February, I watched Vakarchuk at work in a dilapidated Soviet-era recording studio in downtown Kiev, listening as a choir recorded background vocals for a new song he'd just written.
The address on Damji's record leads Vidya and Rana to a dilapidated flat.
The restaurant itself has a dilapidated feel.
A dilapidated plexiglass greenhouse moldered in back.
"Like there," Clottey said, pointing to a dilapidated parking lot.
"It was a dilapidated dive bar," Mr. Sharp said.
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