bulldoze
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The town’s slow work was getting the legal right to bulldoze capital that ownership had abandoned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
"If the government decides, very quickly, to bulldoze the Statue of Liberty... nothing can be done?" the judge asked.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Or bulldoze it, removing what stands as nothing more than a symbol of felonious indifference.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2026
Both are likely to bulldoze the box office this side of Christmas, both are new instalments of previous best picture nominees, and both have colons in their titles.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025
The city made good on its promise to bulldoze blighted areas, demolishing thousands of derelict houses and hundreds of crumbling businesses in Hayti.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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One reviewer called the film "a feature-length ad for Kerala tourism" that "gleefully bulldozes over all possibilities of any cultural nuance".
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2025
Antetokounmpo now bulldozes opponents and his strength is a core feature of his game.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 26, 2023
Biel is especially animated when Candy bulldozes through rooms with a blazing smile and sing-song voice, trying to exercise power where she has none and sweetly bullying those she can with false kindness, including Betty.
From Salon ● May 10, 2022
He bulldozes right over it, and turns the shattered fragments into a chintzy chandelier.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2018
He bulldozes past me and covers the rest of the hood with suds.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
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Often these projects are approved with little to no input from community members, either because they flew under the radar or because companies bulldozed their way into building them anyway.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
With two magical allies — Faizah Malik, who is challenging Councilmember Traci Park, and Board of Education member Rocio Rivas — they saved homes from being bulldozed by corporate villains.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
Wales took advantage on 20 minutes, with a Gwen Crabb turnover gifting them a promising attacking platform, and while line-out ball was slightly overthrown, Tuipulotu took a clean catch and bulldozed her way through.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
The next generation isn’t being bulldozed by AI; they’re partnering with it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
Oh-My-God Hot Springs is gone now, too, bulldozed and plugged with concrete by order of the Imperial Valley Health Commission.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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From the outset, Ms. Hazoutte and Ms. Siman Tov have been opposed to bulldozing houses in Nir Oz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
While a ceasefire began on April 17, the destruction, demolitions and bulldozing in southern areas have only intensified, affecting homes, infrastructure, schools, places of worship and farmland.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
Hamnet star Buckley said it was "such a privilege" to win best actress, a category she has been bulldozing throughout awards season.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
Fall River is one of those northern post-industrial cities that’s been futilely trying to reverse decline for decades, first by bulldozing historic neighborhoods to build highways, and now by constructing breweries and farmer’s markets.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025
With much “Hurr-ing” and “Arr-ing,” they waded busily in, bulldozing the enormous heap of rock and rubble off the top of the ramparts.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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