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Recent Examples of wrecker
The vehicle sustained major damage and had to be removed by a wrecker.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2024
In 1831, Jacob Housman, a wrecker who salvaged cargo from shipwrecks, settled in Indian Key and established it as the first county seat for Dade County.
—Emma Janssen, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024
Carter has the potential to be a game-plan wrecker inside, the sort of defensive tackle that opens up opportunities for pass rushers — like star linebacker Haason Reddick, who had 16 sacks last season — and can blow holes in the interior in the run game.
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
Hodge retrieved items from the plane and helped members of the Wetumpka fire department load the plane onto a wrecker after it was pulled from the ditch.
—Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 3 Aug. 2023
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2024
In 1831, Jacob Housman, a wrecker who salvaged cargo from shipwrecks, settled in Indian Key and established it as the first county seat for Dade County.
—Emma Janssen, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024
Carter has the potential to be a game-plan wrecker inside, the sort of defensive tackle that opens up opportunities for pass rushers — like star linebacker Haason Reddick, who had 16 sacks last season — and can blow holes in the interior in the run game.
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
Hodge retrieved items from the plane and helped members of the Wetumpka fire department load the plane onto a wrecker after it was pulled from the ditch.
—Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 3 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrecker
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The deployment of roughly 10 NATO vessels under the Baltic Sentry mission is intended to deter acts of sabotage and enhance the likelihood of quickly intercepting any saboteurs, YLE reported.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Allied officials say some of the ailing ships are doubling as low-tech saboteur vessels.David Brennan, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Photo: Brown Harris Stevens Above the bedroom is a double-height library, which turns the sloping ceiling behind a mansard roof into a design feature rather than a space waster.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 24 Oct. 2024
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California is moving to outlaw watering some grass that’s purely decorative Today, the lawn is among the biggest wasters of water in our urban environment — by some estimates accounting for more than half of the gallons used by city residents each year.Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
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America and the world need Trump to be a disrupter and reformer, not merely a destroyer.Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force JS Kaga: Kure, Japan The Kaga, which is a helicopter destroyer undergoing conversion into the country's first aircraft carrier since World War II, remained pierside at Kure naval base in Hiroshima prefecture, according to a photo shared by a ship spotter on Monday.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Wrecker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrecker. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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