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demolition

[dem-uh-lish-uhn, dee-muh-] / ˌdɛm əˈlɪʃ ən, ˌdi mə- /


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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

It was Van Dijk's foul on Nico O'Reilly which gave Erling Haaland the opportunity to kickstart City's demolition job from the penalty spot after 39 minutes.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 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

But the library’s demolition also meant that those of you who are now twelve years old have lived your entire lives without a public library.”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein




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