Example Sentences

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An industrial real estate company based in Orange County is demolishing 117 homes and ranches in rural Bloomington to make way for more than two million square feet of warehousing space.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024

And amid the death and destruction caused by floods, the government is demolishing houses in the name of bringing development through a government affordable housing program, he said.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2024

Thirty years later, Cook County is demolishing the nearly century-old Division 1 section of the jail, the very cellblocks Gaspar visited as a child.

From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2022

“Team Rubicon is on the ground and is demolishing these homes for free.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 8, 2019

The authorities think progress is demolishing our community just so they can host the Olympics for a few weeks.

From The Guardian • Feb. 7, 2013