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bulldoze

[bool-dohz] / ˈbʊlˌdoʊz /




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People in Guam and the Northern Marianas moved to emergency evacuation centers and made last-minute preparations on Sunday, hours before a "super typhoon" was projected to bulldoze through the US Pacific territories.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 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

He gets very enthusiastic about what if we look at that hypocrisy and just bulldoze over it.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

Or bulldoze it, removing what stands as nothing more than a symbol of felonious indifference.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 11, 2026

I think about the Oldsmobile, strong enough to bulldoze regular cars, probably even station wagons.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na

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

She seems to never lose as she hilariously bulldozes her way through conflict.

From Salon Mar. 27, 2024

Antetokounmpo now bulldozes opponents and his strength is a core feature of his game.

From Washington Times Jun. 26, 2023

It bulldozes her down one path, and then the other.

From New York Times Aug. 17, 2022

“So long as nobody bulldozes it down!” cried Mrs. Gause, whose flickering image was still being projected behind the circulation desk.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

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

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

Cambodian Kim Ren said her house in Chouk Chey used to stand on what is now the Thai side of the barricade, and was bulldozed by Bangkok's forces after a ceasefire agreement in December.

From Barron's Feb. 7, 2026

Department of Water and Power crews bulldozed hundreds of federally endangered plants in Topanga State Park.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 27, 2025

The airdrome had been bombed eight months before, and knobby slabs of white stone rubble had been bulldozed into flat- topped heaps on both sides of the entrance through the wire fence surrounding the field.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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

He made good on these promises, with what the Times called “bureaucratic bulldozing, rather than legislative transparency” characterizing his two terms.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

"It's not too late for the government to listen to us as experts and as a profession and stop before bulldozing our jury system."

From BBC Mar. 9, 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

Four days after Patience Camp passed the Danger Islands, icebergs began bulldozing through the pack.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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