bulldoze

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He also started a controversial campaign to bulldoze illegal buildings – which helped ease traffic but also drew criticism from street vendors and residents in informal settlements.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

When federal agents moved in to remove the last occupiers in 1971, officials had plans to bulldoze the entire thing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2025

He was galvanized by a proposal to bulldoze the sycamores blanketing Pipes Canyon, west of Yucca Valley, for an international airport.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

Dubois continued to bulldoze her way through in the second, grunting with each punch thrown.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2025

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