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Verb
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The video was released Sunday by a law firm representing a woman whose house was destroyed by the fire and is suing Southern California Edison, the primary electrical utility for Los Angeles.—
Michelle Watson,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025 -
By the time the show opened on Friday, the Eaton Fire, which is now 95 percent contained, had burned over 14,000 acres and destroyed over 9,000 structures in Altadena, Pasadena, and other areas nearby.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In the nineteen-sixties, modernizers in both of Britain’s main political parties argued that the building should be pulled down and replaced by a more modest structure.—
Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Fans stormed the field and pulled down the goal posts.—
Scott Dochterman,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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While that’s still below 1% of all luggage handled, try explaining that statistic to the family whose weekend away with the kids has been ruined by lost luggage.—
Duncan Madden,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Dad is trying to keep things together, sending his kids to school, feeding them and reading to them at night (although the folkloric story of Baba Yaga might not be most suitable material for devastated pre-teens).—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2025
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Developed by Team Ninja and Platinum Games, the game is set in a devastated, post-apocalyptic Tokyo filled with dark visuals, new enemy types and fresh gameplay that builds on and modernizes the franchise's classic and familiar functions.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Most Popular Most Popular This beachfront condo building was bought and torn down in South Florida.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Jan. 2025
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Voters agreed to create the Denver Urban Renewal Authority and tax themselves to tear down 30 blocks of existing buildings in the hopes that developers would fill the blank slates with modern structures.—
Aldo Svaldi,
The Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Related Articles Asking Eric: The newcomer wrecked our group’s vibe.—
R. Eric Thomas,
The Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Palace would have to weigh up the risk of wrecking that relationship.—
Liam Twomey,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But in the last few years, an explosion of warehouse development has wiped out farmland and open space.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2023
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Tens of billions of dollars in value has been wiped out, including during the days when the company was soliciting bids for its offering, the largest of its kind in India.—
Alex Travelli,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2023
Verb
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Climate scientists warned us for years Mainstream media is finally reporting that the L.A. fires, like the catastrophic wildfires that flattened Maui last year, are the largely product of climate change.—
Sabrina Haake,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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How does Knoblauch increase the deployment of a line that flattens opponents, effectively turning five-on-five time into an Edmonton power play?—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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