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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Country music icons like Willie Nelson, George Jones and Waylon Jennings also recorded at Studio A.
Studio A was the subject of Nashville's most prominent recent preservation fight when philanthropist Aubrey Preston dramatically saved it from the wrecking ball at the last minute in 2014.
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Nate Rau, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
Trump is more of a wrecking ball than an architect.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
After taking a wrecking ball to the Agency for International Development and freezing key activities at other key federal agencies, President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), spearheaded by Elon Musk, has turned its attention to the Department of Defense.
—William Hartung, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Just look at when the wrecking ball made contact in Season 1.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
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Nate Rau, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
Trump is more of a wrecking ball than an architect.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
After taking a wrecking ball to the Agency for International Development and freezing key activities at other key federal agencies, President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), spearheaded by Elon Musk, has turned its attention to the Department of Defense.
—William Hartung, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Just look at when the wrecking ball made contact in Season 1.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Wrecking ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrecking%20ball. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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