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bulldoze

[bool-dohz] / ˈbʊlˌdoʊz /




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People in Guam and the Northern Marianas moved to emergency evacuation centers and made last-minute preparations on Sunday, hours before a "super typhoon" was projected to bulldoze through the US Pacific territories.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

"If the government decides, very quickly, to bulldoze the Statue of Liberty... nothing can be done?" the judge asked.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

He gets very enthusiastic about what if we look at that hypocrisy and just bulldoze over it.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

"They said you need to pack it up or they are going to bulldoze it. They didn't come for talking, it was go, go, go," Mr Theodie said.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2025

I think about the Oldsmobile, strong enough to bulldoze regular cars, probably even station wagons.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na

One reviewer called the film "a feature-length ad for Kerala tourism" that "gleefully bulldozes over all possibilities of any cultural nuance".

From BBC Sep. 5, 2025

She seems to never lose as she hilariously bulldozes her way through conflict.

From Salon Mar. 27, 2024

Antetokounmpo now bulldozes opponents and his strength is a core feature of his game.

From Washington Times Jun. 26, 2023

He bulldozes over the facts of this case and blows past photographic evidence.

From Slate Jun. 28, 2022

He bulldozes past me and covers the rest of the hood with suds.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na

Often these projects are approved with little to no input from community members, either because they flew under the radar or because companies bulldozed their way into building them anyway.

From Salon Jun. 12, 2026

With two magical allies — Faizah Malik, who is challenging Councilmember Traci Park, and Board of Education member Rocio Rivas — they saved homes from being bulldozed by corporate villains.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2026

Some islanders warn that the isolated Indigenous populations' millennia-old culture risks being bulldozed away.

From Barron's May 18, 2026

Wales took advantage on 20 minutes, with a Gwen Crabb turnover gifting them a promising attacking platform, and while line-out ball was slightly overthrown, Tuipulotu took a clean catch and bulldozed her way through.

From BBC Apr. 11, 2026

He’d been trying not to look beyond the ragged edge of the backyard to the bulldozed mess of branches, trunks, leaves, and mud that had once been his beloved woods.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

While a ceasefire began on April 17, the destruction, demolitions and bulldozing in southern areas have only intensified, affecting homes, infrastructure, schools, places of worship and farmland.

From Barron's May 22, 2026

He made good on these promises, with what the Times called “bureaucratic bulldozing, rather than legislative transparency” characterizing his two terms.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

But the Red Roses did not have things all their own way in the opening 40 minutes, with Wales hitting back through Keira Bevan and a bulldozing Kelsey Jones.

From BBC Apr. 25, 2026

Fall River is one of those northern post-industrial cities that’s been futilely trying to reverse decline for decades, first by bulldozing historic neighborhoods to build highways, and now by constructing breweries and farmer’s markets.

From Salon Dec. 24, 2025

With much “Hurr-ing” and “Arr-ing,” they waded busily in, bulldozing the enormous heap of rock and rubble off the top of the ramparts.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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