demolition
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While he had initially expected the project to cost $15,000, the final bill for the demolition and replacement totaled $20,000.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
"I mean complete demolition by 12 o'clock, and it'll happen over a period of four hours -- if we wanted to."
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
The “restart timeline is a stubborn mule,” Raj told MarketWatch, and “repumping the battered energy heart is a multiyear demolition derby, not a weekend DIY.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
It is thought the demolition work could take several days.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Hapgood’s book was a steady demolition of the idea that continents were in motion.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing demolition
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