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demolition

[dem-uh-lish-uhn, dee-muh-] / ˌdɛm əˈlɪʃ ən, ˌdi mə- /


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Demolition of the remains of the Union Street building began on Friday.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Demolition of the more than 100-year-old area of the White House will make way for the ballroom project.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Demolition, according to the report, would cost the county up to $30,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

Demolition of the old building was completed in March as part of the scheme to update outdated buildings and the area where it stood has been landscaped.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

Demolition might satisfy the abhorrence of the latter three, but what could reconcile him to the outrage under his very eyes, as he looked from his chamber or castle terrace?

From Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. by Thomson, Mrs.




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