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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When Axel hits town like a wrecking ball, he’s forced to deal with a new breed of cop, Det.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024
News: The former home of a World War II hero credited with saving thousands of Jews during the Holocaust may face the wrecking ball to make room for more dorms at the University of Michigan.
—Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024
With a potential fire sale of the residential, hotel and retail project approaching, a far more complex and expensive question looms over one of the region’s all-time real estate catastrophes: Can it be saved from the wrecking ball?
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Which means puberty literally takes a wrecking ball to Riley’s emotional stability, signaling the arrival of Anxiety (Maya Hawke), Envy (Ayo Edebiri), Ennui (Adèle Exarchopoulos), and Embarrassment (Paul Walter Hauser).
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 17 June 2024
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024
News: The former home of a World War II hero credited with saving thousands of Jews during the Holocaust may face the wrecking ball to make room for more dorms at the University of Michigan.
—Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024
With a potential fire sale of the residential, hotel and retail project approaching, a far more complex and expensive question looms over one of the region’s all-time real estate catastrophes: Can it be saved from the wrecking ball?
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Which means puberty literally takes a wrecking ball to Riley’s emotional stability, signaling the arrival of Anxiety (Maya Hawke), Envy (Ayo Edebiri), Ennui (Adèle Exarchopoulos), and Embarrassment (Paul Walter Hauser).
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 17 June 2024
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