demolish
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An application to demolish the property, which dates back to the 1700s, was refused last year.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
Raymond Barlow, from the council's building standards team, told BBC Scotland News that it was not possible to demolish the facade with a machine as it would cause an uncontrolled collapse.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Or that the public housing she championed would itself deteriorate so badly that, by 1990, the federal government would label much of it as “severely distressed”—and demolish it for having become a latter-day slum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
Graffiti, trash, trespassing and safety issues at the sprawling mall vexed local officials for so many years that they secured an injunction forcing the property owners to redevelop it or demolish it by August.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
“That’s messed up, them making you demolish everything,” Vega said.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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