demolish
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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
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
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
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
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