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wrecking

[rek-ing] / ˈrɛk ɪŋ /


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They’ll be digging into why money stress is wrecking your life — and how to fix it.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

His most important task was to oversee the transformation of basketball’s best young prospect into an all-out wrecking ball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

He took a roster of overlooked and undersized misfits and molded them into a wrecking machine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

The 35-year-old was a one-man wrecking ball against England at Perth Stadium, taking 7-58 to skittle them for 172.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

In fact, she thought, what the house really needed was the wrecking ball.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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