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wrecker

[rek-er] / ˈrɛk ər /




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“Maxx remains on track to return during the offseason program and will undoubtedly return as the dominant game wrecker he has been these past seven seasons,” Crosby’s agent, CJ LaBoy, wrote on X.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 11, 2026

The wrecker service owner recalled moving the same crane a few years before and contacted its owner, who denied having given it away.

From Seattle Times Mar. 18, 2022

Each truck requires its own wrecker and hooking up a wrecker to a truck takes about an hour, assuming the driver is present and co-operating.

From BBC Feb. 8, 2022

Says Davis: "He’s a game wrecker, watching his film and just seeing him. He’s explosive. He’s definitely one of those guys you have to make sure to keep contained."

From Fox News Nov. 30, 2021

Tom pulled ditched cars free with his freshly painted two-ton wrecker; Dave sold gasoline, batteries, and motor oil and advised his customers to go home and stay home.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

Part of this awareness was bringing these farmers on board to become protectors of the forest rather than wreckers of it.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2025

It included a history of dissent, a listing of several recommended actions and a typology of the protesters known to show up at City Hall: The meeting wreckers.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2022

The car has had difficulty getting back to pit road with a flat tire and wreckers were on standby all over the track at Las Vegas to give a push when needed.

From Washington Times Mar. 7, 2022

Sometimes you have to use multiple wreckers to move a truck around.

From Washington Post Jan. 8, 2022

“You made this mess?” she said, like she couldn’t quite believe it, like what she’d expected me to say was that a roving band of house wreckers had come through during the night.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd




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