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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Yes, but: For David Mitchell, executive director of the Atlanta Preservation Center, that assessment should include a review of what parts of the facility can be saved from the wrecking ball.
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Kristal Dixon, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
In issuing the order, the president is threatening to take a wrecking ball to one of the most resilient economies in modern history.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
Kash Patel, on the other hand, is kind of coming in with a wrecking ball.
—Cameron Joseph, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
The wrecking ball seems to come especially quickly for Brutalist structures.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Jan. 2025
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Kristal Dixon, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
In issuing the order, the president is threatening to take a wrecking ball to one of the most resilient economies in modern history.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
Kash Patel, on the other hand, is kind of coming in with a wrecking ball.
—Cameron Joseph, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
The wrecking ball seems to come especially quickly for Brutalist structures.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Wrecking ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrecking%20ball. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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