wrecker
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“Maxx remains on track to return during the offseason program and will undoubtedly return as the dominant game wrecker he has been these past seven seasons,” Crosby’s agent, CJ LaBoy, wrote on X.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
It is fitting that we meet a woman once described as a "wrecker of civilisation" in the grounds of a ruined priory.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2025
The wrecker service owner recalled moving the same crane a few years before and contacted its owner, who denied having given it away.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2022
Says Davis: “He’s a game wrecker, watching his film and just seeing him. He’s explosive. He’s definitely one of those guys you have to make sure to keep contained.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 30, 2021
Eliu squatted with a fresh beer, gazing down the hillside at the Body Shop and Pipe Queen buildings; the wrecker parked in front gleamed like a magical apparatus.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
France have a crew of wreckers itching to bash holes before the rebuild however.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
Its work led to House Bill 2153, which makes trafficking catalytic converters a Class C felony and requires new licenses and increased record-keeping for scrap-metal dealers and vehicle wreckers.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
VDOT’s nine districts have also identified additional locations to stage wreckers and snowplows, especially where work zones effect movement in the area.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2022
“I call them game wreckers, because they can take the games over by themselves,” Moorhead said.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 6, 2018
“You made this mess?” she said, like she couldn’t quite believe it, like what she’d expected me to say was that a roving band of house wreckers had come through during the night.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
