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demolish

[dih-mol-ish] / dɪˈmɒl ɪʃ /


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I’m happy Phillipe is not around to see the digital renderings of what they plan to erect once they demolish the Taix chateau: another condo building with all the charm of a college dorm.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Or that the public housing she championed would itself deteriorate so badly that, by 1990, the federal government would label much of it as “severely distressed”—and demolish it for having become a latter-day slum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

People living on a street at severe risk of flooding are set to discover whether plans to buy and demolish their homes will go ahead.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

Amazon, which is purchasing the 35-acre site, can now apply for permits to demolish a closed restaurant on the property and start construction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

“That’s messed up, them making you demolish everything,” Vega said.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore




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