bulldoze
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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
"They said you need to pack it up or they are going to bulldoze it. They didn't come for talking, it was go, go, go," Mr Theodie said.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2025
When federal agents moved in to remove the last occupiers in 1971, officials had plans to bulldoze the entire thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2025
“Had to bulldoze her all out, like I say.”
From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit
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
“So long as nobody bulldozes it down!” cried Mrs. Gause, whose flickering image was still being projected behind the circulation desk.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
Shortly after, the developer bulldozed the entire place, ripped out trees and erected a 4,700-square-foot box house complete with an eight-foot-tall tiger painted by the front door.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 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
"It would break my heart to see this covered in concrete and bulldozed," she added.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 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
The station was located in Sophiatown, or rather, what was left of it, for the once bustling township was now a ruin of bulldozed buildings and vacant lots.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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
Hamnet star Buckley said it was "such a privilege" to win best actress, a category she has been bulldozing throughout awards season.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 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
“If you can get a picture of one of the birds, we can stop the pancake people from bulldozing that lot.”
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
