demolish
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The Rams proceeded to demolish Jacksonville, a team that made the postseason, 35-7.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The attorney “had sort of written the playbook about how to demolish any case against these men,” said O’Brien, author of the recently published “Errol Flynn: The True Story of Australia’s Hollywood Icon.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The filing does not say there is a plan to demolish the complex.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 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
Dunstan needed no further encouragement, and he began to demolish the pudding.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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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
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
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
Woo demolishes the cinnamon dip with one sweeping lick.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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Children in Corby have been born with birth defects, believed to have been caused when steelworks were demolished in the 1980s.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
The monastery was later demolished and over the centuries the medieval site disappeared under a hospital and houses.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Carol Ann’s house, like the sisters’, has been demolished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Sepulveda said the softball program also is being looked at because of the addition of a new fence that was not authorized and is being demolished.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 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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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
He believes it would even be possible to build on top of them without demolishing the entire bunker.
From BBC ● Jun. 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
But they dreaded demolishing the 800-square-foot cabin because it held such strong family memories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
When she put up the post, written after a visit to Ranyinudo’s office, about the governments demolishing of hawkers’ shacks, an anonymous commenter wrote, This is like poetry.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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