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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With the Freedom Center about to fall to the wrecking ball, Nowell would like to see his model back on display at a museum, or perhaps inside the successor casino.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2024
Fort Worth has struggled in the past to preserve its historic places with the Berry Theater on Hemphill Street facing the wrecking ball in July 2023.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2024
Fort Worth has struggled in the past to preserve its historic places with the Berry Theater on Hemphill Street facing the wrecking ball in July 2023.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
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“Wrecking ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrecking%20ball. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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