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bulldozer

[bool-doh-zer] / ˈbʊlˌdoʊ zər /


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“My character works in construction and I learned to drive and operate a bulldozer and a forklift,” she says with pride.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

In the city centre, near the Mediterranean waterfront, I met a man called Rida Hijazi as a bulldozer removed broken concrete and twisted metal from collapsed buildings.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

Valuable evidence was also lost when, just days after the collision, a bulldozer levelled the site.

From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026

“We need an excavator or bulldozer to remove the debris, so I can search for my husband and daughter,” Ajjour said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025

The part about the missing bulldozer seats definitely took some shine off the rest of the story.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

The department deployed numerous fire engines, bulldozers, four helicopters, two air tankers and two “super scooper” aircrafts, Katon said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Glasgow-based filmmaker Alessio Avezzano shot scenes for his post-apocalyptic sci-fi horror comedy, Behind, on the estate before bulldozers moved in last May.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Daimler Truck’s North America business has tested on-highway trucks for the U.S. market, while Caterpillar’s autonomous and remote-controlled bulldozers are already in use at some landfills.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Lamichhane said she was waiting for bulldozers to finish clearing the path so she could return.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

Thirty years earlier, army bulldozers had scraped everything clean to start construction.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston


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