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demolish

[dih-mol-ish] / dɪˈmɒl ɪʃ /


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The board has the responsibility to maintain the building that houses the center, but not to demolish the building and erect a new one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 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

In February, the Labour-led authority agreed to buy the centre so they could demolish it.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Israeli army radio said the two-week timeline to demolish the house was an "unprecedented record time".

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Nevertheless, in our own times Messer Niccolò Vitelli was seen to demolish two fortresses in Citta del Castello in order to hold that state.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

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

The city offers $4,500 or two months rent if a landlord demolishes or substantially remodels a building, but only one month’s rent in other cases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 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

I lived in Santa Monica for a while, then after the earthquake my place was demolished.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

It is not known why some structures were demolished and others were not.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Ms. Margolles purchased a home in the middle of this and demolished it, here reconstructing the rubble into a rectangular minimalist monument that stretches across a large gallery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 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

On Tuesday, April 5, 1892, at 6:50 A.M., a sudden windstorm demolished the fair’s just-finished pumping station and tore down sixty-five feet of the Illinois State Building.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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

The design for the embassy by David Chipperfield Architects involves restoring and partially demolishing and extending existing the historic buildings on the bank of the Thames.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 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

Network Rail said that substantial progress had been made on demolishing the historic building and making it safe to open all the platforms in the station.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

Seabiscuit buried the field, demolishing the track record by 1% seconds.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand


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