demolish
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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
He added the operatives would work at a height above the danger and use hand tools to demolish the building.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
NAIROBI—A Kenyan court dismissed a lawsuit by a Maasai leader who sought to demolish a Ritz-Carlton luxury safari camp, alleging it blocked a key route of the famous Serengeti migration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026
Superior Court Judge threw out the suit in September 2025, calling it “an ill-disguised motion to win so they can demolish the home.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
Before this audience, I tried my best to demolish the false image of American race relations that I knew was spread by the U.S.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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