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wrecker

[rek-er] / ˈrɛk ər /




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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

Over time, Camilla’s charity work, her sense of humor and down-to-earth style won over the public, and she moved from being home wrecker to queen.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2023

Each truck requires its own wrecker and hooking up a wrecker to a truck takes about an hour, assuming the driver is present and co-operating.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2022

"He’s a game wrecker," Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick says of Watt, who was precisely that against the Ravens.

From Fox News ● Dec. 8, 2021

Tom pulled ditched cars free with his freshly painted two-ton wrecker; Dave sold gasoline, batteries, and motor oil and advised his customers to go home and stay home.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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

It included a history of dissent, a listing of several recommended actions and a typology of the protesters known to show up at City Hall: The meeting wreckers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2022

Their heavy tow trucks, commonly known as "wreckers", can ostensibly help clear the roads, but trucker Doug Rowland says many may be reluctant to get involved for both political and practical reasons.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2022

Sometimes you have to use multiple wreckers to move a truck around.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2022

“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


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