demolish
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“There is no reason to demolish a park that families across San Francisco love,” Stoppelman said in a statement, adding that he enjoys going there with his children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
In February, the Labour-led authority agreed to buy the centre so they could demolish it.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The filing does not say there is a plan to demolish the complex.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
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
The Norwegians would lead the way and do everything possible to help the British soldiers demolish key parts of Vemork.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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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
Cullen demolishes many of the myths about the killers, including characterizations of them as bullied outsiders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025
While robotics have advanced, and AI demolishes service industries, the idea of a “lights out” factory — meaning there are no human workers — is not quite there yet.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 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
Woo demolishes the cinnamon dip with one sweeping lick.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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But after tenant advocates warned that rent-controlled apartments would be demolished and homeowners complained that density threatened historic neighborhoods, Bass restricted the locations eligible for the program.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Children in the Northamptonshire town have been born with birth defects, believed to have been caused when steelworks were demolished in the 1980s.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
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
I couldn’t see his eyes, but the way he was slouching toward the demolished doors was telling enough.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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In 2024, crews finished demolishing four dams on the Klamath River, completing the largest dam removal effort in U.S. history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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
Venezuelan authorities on Thursday began demolishing buildings in the state of La Guaira, the region worst hit by last month's twin earthquakes, AFP observed.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
But they dreaded demolishing the 800-square-foot cabin because it held such strong family memories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
I don’t want to admit that I was eavesdropping, but I want to tell him I don’t trust Evelyn, or the factionless, or anyone who speaks so casually about demolishing an entire faction.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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