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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

A single bulldozer picked through the rubble and then more delicate work was done by hand.

From BBC Aug. 4, 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

“Hundreds and hundreds of footprints. Some guy driving a bulldozer discovered them by accident, and they built a whole museum around them.”

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin

The Red Cross says recovering bodies is difficult given the scale of the destruction and a lack of bulldozers.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

On the north and west sides of the blaze, bulldozers and ground crews built defensive lines to impede the fire’s spread.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Aircraft dropped water and flame retardant from above, while ground crews built firebreaks with equipment ranging from bulldozers to hand tools.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

The company—known for its giant yellow dump trucks, bulldozers and other equipment—reported a second-quarter profit of $3.59 billion, or $7.77 a share, compared with $2.18 billion, or $4.62 a share, a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

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

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston




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