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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Fast forward to 2026, and Lincolnwood Town Center has a date with the wrecking ball.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Eernisse, who signed a one-year entry-level deal out of the University of Michigan earlier this month, is a 6-foot-3, 220-pound wrecking ball.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
That is pitting the past against the future, in a battle to change the way the city's buildings can be protected from the wrecking ball.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
The posthumous revelation that Munro’s husband, Gerald Fremlin, had assaulted her daughter Andrea Skinner as a child and that Munro was dismissive of this fact hit the literary world like a wrecking ball.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Eernisse, who signed a one-year entry-level deal out of the University of Michigan earlier this month, is a 6-foot-3, 220-pound wrecking ball.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
That is pitting the past against the future, in a battle to change the way the city's buildings can be protected from the wrecking ball.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
The posthumous revelation that Munro’s husband, Gerald Fremlin, had assaulted her daughter Andrea Skinner as a child and that Munro was dismissive of this fact hit the literary world like a wrecking ball.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Wrecking ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrecking%20ball. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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