demolition
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His eyes look slightly upward, as if casting an appreciative glance at the library that stood across the avenue until its controversial demolition to make way for the Frick mansion in 1912.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Another gives examples of what people proposed to do with the library after it was slated for demolition.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
The original standing Kop terrace was abandoned in 2007 and was unused until its demolition in January 2023.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
"I mean complete demolition by 12 o'clock, and it'll happen over a period of four hours -- if we wanted to."
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
All it took, he said, was the demolition of a handful of housing projects and the abandonment of homes in key downtown neighborhoods to send syphilis over the top.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing demolition
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