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"How can they be looking to demolish everything without knowing if people are still under there?" she said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

But now there are plans to demolish it to build flats and offices.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Marshall’s plans to demolish a former youth hostel built during the Art Deco period to make way for a sports field was blocked by the Historic Preservation Board, which mandated he preserve the building’s facade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

Because he has asthma, he chose to demolish the entire venting and duct system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

There were enough warheads already on the island to demolish several American cities.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

But “Influencers” both dwells in and demolishes an online, text-happy, selfie-saturated world, one that thrives on misinformation and FOMO-mongering and drives CW more than a little crazy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025

"If the government demolishes our houses, at least give us a solution. Tell us where to go. We don't know where to go," she said.

From BBC ● May 3, 2024

Tyler Locklear demolishes a baseball that was easily the hardest-hit in live BP today, landing beyond the white trucks over the left-field wall.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2024

One of the pleasures of “Eileen,” a sleek and unnerving adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s 2015 novel, is how singlehandedly it demolishes Jim’s assumption.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2023

Woo demolishes the cinnamon dip with one sweeping lick.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

The two-acre space was the site of the California State Building, which suffered systemic damage in the 1971 Sylmar earthquake and was demolished five years later.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Prince Harry's claims in a court case against the publishers of the Daily Mail had been demolished.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

On one faux demolished concrete slab hung a poster-sized page from the Geneva Convention, with rules on protecting civilians.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

In the future, bridges, buildings, and other large structures might be built using entangled materials that can later be taken apart rather than demolished.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026

When they arrived, everything except the concrete base of the sign was demolished.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Anta collaborated with Chinese scientists to develop a type of foam cushion made with nitrogen that provides extra bounciness—all but demolishing Nike’s competitive moat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

The president has also made a permanent mark on the White House itself, demolishing the East Wing of the building as part of his plans to build a ballroom.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

Sabastian Sawe wasn’t the only winner Sunday when he became the first person to run a marathon in under two hours in a legal race, demolishing the world record at the London Marathon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026

Network Rail said that substantial progress had been made on demolishing the historic building and making it safe to open all the platforms in the station.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

When she put up the post, written after a visit to Ranyinudo’s office, about the governments demolishing of hawkers’ shacks, an anonymous commenter wrote, This is like poetry.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie