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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

When Odysseus saw that they were safely away, he cried again tauntingly, “Cyclops, Odysseus, wrecker of cities, put out your eye, and do you so tell anyone who asks.”

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

VDOT’s nine districts have also identified additional locations to stage wreckers and snowplows, especially where work zones effect movement in the area.

From Washington Post Nov. 22, 2022

Their heavy tow trucks, commonly known as "wreckers", can ostensibly help clear the roads, but trucker Doug Rowland says many may be reluctant to get involved for both political and practical reasons.

From BBC Feb. 8, 2022

“They do a great job of getting push in the pocket, they’re really sound in their rush lanes and they’ve got game wreckers up front.”

From Seattle Times Oct. 1, 2021

“They’ve got some game wreckers on defense. They’re going to get after the quarterback and play physical. … That’ll keep you up at night.”

From Washington Times Oct. 22, 2020

My mother threw a fit, though, when she heard that—and the home wreckers took cover for a while.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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