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demolish

[dih-mol-ish] / dɪˈmɒl ɪʃ /


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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

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

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

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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