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Across elite enclaves, ultrawealthy buyers are paying eye-popping prices for relatively new homes—only to immediately demolish them to secure irreplaceable land for custom builds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The board has the responsibility to maintain the building that houses the center, but not to demolish the building and erect a new one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

In February, the Labour-led authority agreed to buy the centre so they could demolish it.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Israeli army radio said the two-week timeline to demolish the house was an "unprecedented record time".

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

It landed with a crash and started thwacking about with such thunder that I was afraid it would demolish the boat.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

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

While robotics have advanced, and AI demolishes service industries, the idea of a “lights out” factory — meaning there are no human workers — is not quite there yet.

From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2024

The city offers $4,500 or two months rent if a landlord demolishes or substantially remodels a building, but only one month’s rent in other cases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024

"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

Woo demolishes the cinnamon dip with one sweeping lick.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Other buildings still on the site are not intended to be demolished until 2040 at the earliest with final site clearance expected by 2095.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Ms. Margolles purchased a home in the middle of this and demolished it, here reconstructing the rubble into a rectangular minimalist monument that stretches across a large gallery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

A prison compound in Indonesia has been demolished after public outcry following the discovery of luxury apartments within the penitentiary.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Sepulveda said the softball program also is being looked at because of the addition of a new fence that was not authorized and is being demolished.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

“I suspect that you have effectively demolished the small car that someone innocently parked behind this bus. You had better succeed in getting out of this spot before its owner happens along.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

Of the options for what to do with it once bought, demolishing the site was out of the question for historians.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

He believes it would even be possible to build on top of them without demolishing the entire bunker.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

“We’re encouraging people to spread out and support independent businesses rather than all going to one place and demolishing the kitchen.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

But they dreaded demolishing the 800-square-foot cabin because it held such strong family memories.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

She's obviously enjoying demolishing Shanti's cousin in front of everybody.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins