wrecking ball
noun
: a heavy iron or steel ball swung or dropped by a derrick to demolish old buildings
called also wrecker's ball
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Just look at when the wrecking ball made contact in Season 1.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
However, where industry sees reform others see a wrecking ball for the regulatory system that reined in the environmental and public health damage from mining.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
The classic example of an injunction is a command to stop a party from using a wrecking ball to demolish a building during a dispute over property rights.
—Barbara McQuade, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
Courtenay Brown Feb 1, 2025 - Business Trump builds a tariff wall
There is a wrecking ball coming for the norms of global trade.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
However, where industry sees reform others see a wrecking ball for the regulatory system that reined in the environmental and public health damage from mining.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
The classic example of an injunction is a command to stop a party from using a wrecking ball to demolish a building during a dispute over property rights.
—Barbara McQuade, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
Courtenay Brown Feb 1, 2025 - Business Trump builds a tariff wall
There is a wrecking ball coming for the norms of global trade.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Wrecking ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrecking%20ball. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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