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demolish

[dih-mol-ish] / dɪˈmɒl ɪʃ /


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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

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

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

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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