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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Emily Peck Mar 13, 2025 - Politics & Policy
Who loses if Social Security breaks
DOGE is taking its wrecking ball to the Social Security Administration, the agency responsible for overseeing retirement and disability benefits for 73 million Americans.
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Emily Peck, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
This sad milestone will only come sooner as Elon Musk’s wrecking ball cracks the foundation of the administrative state.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
And last year, the 104-year-old Continental Can Building fell to the wrecking ball.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Since returning to power, Trump has taken a wrecking ball not only to federal bureaucracy, but also to the D.C. press corps.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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Emily Peck, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
This sad milestone will only come sooner as Elon Musk’s wrecking ball cracks the foundation of the administrative state.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
And last year, the 104-year-old Continental Can Building fell to the wrecking ball.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Since returning to power, Trump has taken a wrecking ball not only to federal bureaucracy, but also to the D.C. press corps.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Wrecking ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrecking%20ball. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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