demolition

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The demolition provoked the worst religious violence in India for many decades - it was, he said years later, the "gravest setback" to secularism since the country's independence from Britain in 1947.

From BBC

A dilapidated watermill was up for sale after its previous owner, who saved it from demolition in the 1970s, had gone bankrupt.

From BBC

With temperatures climbing to a forecast 40C, it was not the demolition job many predicted against a player ranked 85 with Sinner struggling to acclimatise in the brutal conditions.

From Barron's

It said the demolition was necessary for security reasons.

From BBC

A council has confirmed it will continue to provide funding for homeowners facing demolition costs on a crumbling Suffolk coastline.

From BBC