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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

"How can they be looking to demolish everything without knowing if people are still under there?" she said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

The owners of the Brentwood home where Marilyn Monroe died in 1962 are suing the city of L.A. and Mayor Karen Bass for the right to demolish the property.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

An application to demolish the property, which dates back to the 1700s, was refused last year.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026

It landed with a crash and started thwacking about with such thunder that I was afraid it would demolish the boat.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

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

But in 2002, the city demolished the structure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

El-Sayed is eager to face Rogers, predicting, with characteristic moxie, that in the future, if “you say ‘Mike Rogers,’ it’ll be like: ‘Remember when Abdul just completely demolished that man’s political future?’

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026

"No structure will be demolished as long as there are victims still to be found or people to be recovered," Transport Minister Francisco Garces told a press conference two days ago.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Homes were demolished, chapels flattened and communities displaced in Port Talbot when Wales' first stretch of motorway was built at a cost of more than £5m.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Hermione stole into a library and discovered from their records that the place had been demolished many years before.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

The cost of Gary, Ind.’s blight elimination campaign, which includes demolishing part of the downtown, securing investment from local employers and resurrecting dormant neighborhoods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 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

“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

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

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