demolishing

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The president has also made a permanent mark on the White House itself, demolishing the East Wing of the building as part of his plans to build a ballroom.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

A Brentwood couple is suing the city of Los Angeles and Mayor Karen Bass, claiming their constitutional rights were violated when city officials blocked them from demolishing the home where Marilyn Monroe died in 1962.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

It also comes amid other grandiose schemes such as demolishing the White House East Wing in order to install a $400-million ballroom, and announcing the construction of a large triumphal arch.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

The process of blasting, cleaning, polishing, hoisting, cementing, securing and demolishing what has been built suggests that our director wants us to paraphrase Genesis: “From rubble you came and to rubble you shall return.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 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