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

There has long been an old saw about Southern California: It’s a region too willing to bulldoze its history in the name of progress.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025

IDS Real Estate, which bought the site in 2022, plans to bulldoze the track and build an industrial park in its place.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2024

The City of New York takes so much time to either renovate or bulldoze a condemned building it’s like those guys on Death Row who die of old age rather than execution.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez