demolition
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Originally a huge music department store which sold records and instruments, the building had been slated for demolition after the store filed for insolvency in 1995.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Building the grand staircase today would require the demolition of hundreds of apartments and stores.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
As people sent her photos of the East Wing’s demolition, she could “barely look,” she writes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
It was shut overnight in December 2024 when it was proved to be unsafe, but demolition only began in the middle of the election campaign.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Clouds of smoke rise from the mountains to the south and the east as Philippine demolition squads blast bridges and culverts, hoping to keep the Japanese at bay.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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