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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

Or bulldoze it, removing what stands as nothing more than a symbol of felonious indifference.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 11, 2026

Both are likely to bulldoze the box office this side of Christmas, both are new instalments of previous best picture nominees, and both have colons in their titles.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2025

My father was later ordered by the steel company to bulldoze them out, but he never did.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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

If the composer-lyricist Jerry Herman loved one thing, it was a brassy dame who bulldozes past all obstacles in her quest for the best possible life for herself.

From New York Times Mar. 16, 2023

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

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na

That part of the city has since been bulldozed and replaced by the offices of Central Square, but some older residents will remember the newspaper kiosk and the man who ran it.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

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

He shocked many by having an entire section of the White House abruptly bulldozed last October, announcing the need for a new large-scale events center.

From Barron's Mar. 31, 2026

Department of Water and Power crews bulldozed hundreds of federally endangered plants in Topanga State Park.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 27, 2025

There was light at the end of the road, and they pulled into a bulldozed clearing.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

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

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

My sense is that Leo has learned to curb his enthusiasm and learned that power isn’t necessarily in bulldozing into a situation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 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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