demolish
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The only option to build the facility was to demolish the Trojans’ longtime baseball field and displace the program for multiple seasons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 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
Officials have approved plans to demolish the damaged complex and build a new hostel.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
With his cool, logical style he could demolish an opponent’s argument — precisely the sort of intelligence that is useful in a courtroom.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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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
"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
In this breezy but thought-provoking book, Lenz demolishes the standard view that divorce is a tragedy, especially for women.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2024
Woo demolishes the cinnamon dip with one sweeping lick.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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The Sports Arena was ultimately demolished for BMO Stadium, and the proposed museum site shifted to surface parking lots elsewhere in Exposition Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
The administration demolished the old East Wing last year and began replacing it with a new structure that includes an underground military installation and an aboveground ballroom.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
Steps led down to the circular remains of a temple of Ehécatl-Quetzelcóatl, Aztec god of the wind, discovered with human sacrifice remains in 2014 when an old supermarket was demolished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Many residents had become resigned to the fact that some homes would have to be demolished.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
“War wound,” Basil muttered as he demolished a plateful of quince and elderberry pie.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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“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
Anta collaborated with Chinese scientists to develop a type of foam cushion made with nitrogen that provides extra bounciness—all but demolishing Nike’s competitive moat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
Trump has embarked on several other major renovations in Washington, including demolishing the East Wing of the White House, where he aims to build a huge ballroom.
From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026
The straightforward solution, after demolishing the adjoining building, would have been to extend the facade to the south.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Unfortunately, his success in demolishing the supposed antipathy between garlic and magnets remained hidden from history until very recently; it is della Porta who established the new fact within the world of learning, not Garzoni.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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