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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Goodison Park may even be spared the wrecking ball.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
The son of Indian immigration painted a grim portrait of a Department of Government Efficiency wrecking ball through the federal government.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
Ten years later, the ornate old landmark met the wrecking ball..
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025
Nor did the breakfast-food influencer Terrence Williams, whose posts about an arcane paperwork issue got the wrecking ball swinging in the first place.
—Andrew Rice, Curbed, 4 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
The son of Indian immigration painted a grim portrait of a Department of Government Efficiency wrecking ball through the federal government.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
Ten years later, the ornate old landmark met the wrecking ball..
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025
Nor did the breakfast-food influencer Terrence Williams, whose posts about an arcane paperwork issue got the wrecking ball swinging in the first place.
—Andrew Rice, Curbed, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Wrecking ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrecking%20ball. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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