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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Americans should not be shut out from future economic opportunities because of policy changes by the economic wrecking ball of the current administration.
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Chi Chi Wu, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
Predictability often acts like a wrecking ball and utterly destroys moviegoing experiences.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
One day in 1997, after a fire, the Giuliani administration sent a wrecking ball to topple the building.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
But the Thunder’s utter dismantling of the Wolves in five games should serve as a reminder of the two-way wrecking ball that this team is.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 1 June 2025
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Chi Chi Wu, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
Predictability often acts like a wrecking ball and utterly destroys moviegoing experiences.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
One day in 1997, after a fire, the Giuliani administration sent a wrecking ball to topple the building.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
But the Thunder’s utter dismantling of the Wolves in five games should serve as a reminder of the two-way wrecking ball that this team is.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 1 June 2025
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“Wrecking ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrecking%20ball. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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