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Business & Politics · 4 Beginner · September 9, 2026

Bad Builder Takes Money and Leaves

Bad Builder Takes Money and Leaves
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Vocabulary

builder /ˈbɪldər/ noun
a person who fixes or makes homes and buildings
We hired a builder to fix our kitchen.
disappeared /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd/ verb
went away and could not be found
The builder disappeared and never came back.
scarred /skɑrd/ adjective
deeply hurt or damaged by a bad experience
The bad experience left them scarred for life.

Article

Some people hire builders to fix their homes. But some builders are bad. They take money from people. Then they do bad work. Sometimes they leave and never come back. This makes people very sad and angry.

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