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The board has the responsibility to maintain the building that houses the center, but not to demolish the building and erect a new one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The attorney “had sort of written the playbook about how to demolish any case against these men,” said O’Brien, author of the recently published “Errol Flynn: The True Story of Australia’s Hollywood Icon.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Gary, Ind., is launching an $80 million campaign to demolish 7,000 abandoned homes and businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

"How can they be looking to demolish everything without knowing if people are still under there?" she said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

Dunstan needed no further encouragement, and he began to demolish the pudding.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

But “Influencers” both dwells in and demolishes an online, text-happy, selfie-saturated world, one that thrives on misinformation and FOMO-mongering and drives CW more than a little crazy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025

The city offers $4,500 or two months rent if a landlord demolishes or substantially remodels a building, but only one month’s rent in other cases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024

"If the government demolishes our houses, at least give us a solution. Tell us where to go. We don't know where to go," she said.

From BBC ● May 3, 2024

Tyler Locklear demolishes a baseball that was easily the hardest-hit in live BP today, landing beyond the white trucks over the left-field wall.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2024

Woo demolishes the cinnamon dip with one sweeping lick.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

I lived in Santa Monica for a while, then after the earthquake my place was demolished.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Carol Ann’s house, like the sisters’, has been demolished.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

It is not known why some structures were demolished and others were not.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

A prison compound in Indonesia has been demolished after public outcry following the discovery of luxury apartments within the penitentiary.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Neville retrieved an ax with a long wooden handle from the trunk, and Nydia and Sierra watched as he demolished the chain with fiye swift chops.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

In elite enclaves like Palm Beach, billionaire buyers are demolishing even relatively new houses to secure prime lots for their own custom builds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

A third runway would mean demolishing hundreds of homes, diverting rivers and rerouting a section of the M25 motorway through a tunnel.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The design for the embassy by David Chipperfield Architects involves restoring and partially demolishing and extending existing the historic buildings on the bank of the Thames.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

“We’re encouraging people to spread out and support independent businesses rather than all going to one place and demolishing the kitchen.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

When she put up the post, written after a visit to Ranyinudo’s office, about the governments demolishing of hawkers’ shacks, an anonymous commenter wrote, This is like poetry.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie